Plans for Tomorrows

Something I discovered about myself years ago is that I am a planner. I love to sit down and organize my schedule, it helps me with figuring out what comes next. I have always been the type of person who likes to know what comes next. A surprise in the schedule is often a hard reality to grasp.

The other day I was spending time with God and had one of those "ah ha" moments. I had already planned my New Years resolution out, or so I thought. The scripture that my devotion for the day was based on came from Exodus 23:20, "See, I am sending an Angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared." God had already planned ahead and sent an Angel to protect and guard them.

The second devotion I have been using is a unique devotion. The design is to be read like a letter from God based on a particular verse. God works in amazing ways and both of my devotions seem to correlate to the other. Proverbs 16:3 states, "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed."

One of my all-time favorite verse is one that is relatively common. It also ties into the theme of this blog. Jeremiah 29:11, "'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'"

I needed to set the tone (the many verses) to make the following statements. God had a plan for your life, He has had this plan for you for a while. When you were in your mother's belly His plan was unfolding. If we stress out, worry, or fret over plans (much like I do), we can miss out of HIS plans.

Sheri Rose Shepherd (2004) lays it out the best in her devotion: His Princess, Love Letters from Your King. She wrote (keep in mind these are Love Letters from Your King), "Because I love you, I need you to give Me back all your plans for today and for all your tomorrows. If you let Me have your day, I can then intervene with something special."

Dear Heavenly Father, You hold the master plans for my life. I pray that I can give you my today and all of my tomorrow in order for great things to happen. As I seek out Your will, please guide my steps. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.