Plans, on the whole, in the main, as a tool, are tremendous.
Having a goal in mind and knowing what to do to reach it, then following through and achieving is terrific. It’s not about the ease with which something gets done, it is the manner in which it is done as well as the fact that it is done.
I confess that I have had a fair few ideas in my mind. Some have reached the planning stage, but often events and developments and most importantly my reaction to these have seen many ventures fail to come to fruition. It’s been a frustrating experience, but not completely fruitless.
In it and through seeing others, I have noticed that there is a great quality in how to deal with being inconvenienced. Where things don’t go according to plan, where things threaten to derail the intended outcome, where the unexpected stuns you.
In these times I have noticed people are able to deal with it because of the following:
1. Experience teaches them to be prepared for inconvenience. Though they can’t always know how or when, they have the capacity to respond appropriately when it happens. That is about the sense of knowing whether to persevere or to change tack.
2. They also remind themselves that ultimately all plans belong to God and getting upset over an inconvenience can blind them to an opportunity in that situation to receive peace.
3. Finally, though there is much to be said about the impact of inconvenience, it’s not the end of the story. The bigger picture remains of a plan that won’t be inconvenienced, a plan for a Father and His children to live eternally in harmony reflecting glory in all the earth. That hope and that reality is something to rest on and rest in.
For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden
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