By: Erin Pearce
We all have plans. Whether it is what you want to be when you grow up, where you want to go to college, how many kids you want to have, where you want to live, or even what to do for dinner tonight.
The most recent plans Andy and I have been working on are for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving has turned into one of our favorite holidays, because everyone on all sides of our family get together. And it is an extreme blessing how much we all love being around each other.
Andy just got a phone call yesterday saying he has to leave on a trip this weekend, which most likely means he will not be here for Thanksgiving. As you can imagine, we are very disappointed. This morning, we opened to Proverbs 16 which begins in verse 1 like this: “The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.” It ends in verse 33, “The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.”
Andy and I just looked at each other and smiled. How great is it that we have a God that is in control of every little thing. Now I realize that being gone for a holiday is not that big of a deal. But even in this situation, I know that the Lord is teaching us that every little plan that doesn’t go our way is still going God’s way.
May we be encouraged that things are very much in control by a God who is good, faithful, loving, and ready to teach us to rely on Him and trust Him in any and every circumstance.
