In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps.
– Proverbs 16:9
Scott, while you were sleeping (quite loudly, I might add… might wanna schedule a sleep study soon!), I went ahead and reviewed your schedule for today.
Now, a few quick updates. Notice I changed some things:
- 9:30 a.m. “Call insurance company and listen to hold music until Jesus returns.” I’m going to let you keep this one. Character-buillding.
- 11:00 a.m. “Respond to emails from 3 people I’ve been trying to avoid.” Yes, yes, good. Let’s keep growing in grace.
- 1:00 p.m. “Run that very important errand to buy more ink pens even though I have 47 perfectly good ones in a drawer somewhere.” “Yeah, I cancelled that one.”
- 2:30 p.m. “Get into theological debate with stranger in the coffee shop wearing a ‘Biblical Herbivore’ T-shirt.” “I don’t even know what that means, Scott. I deleted that for your own good.
- 6:00 p.m. “Volunteer for one more ministry I don’t actually have time or energy for, but feel guilty saying no to.” Nope, I love your servant heart. I do. But remember, I said ‘living sacrifice,’ not ‘burnt out offering.’
You’re welcome.
Have some coffee.
I’ll walk with you through what actually matters today.
Love,
God
(P.S. You’re doing better than you think. Even with the pens.)
It’s easy to assume our to-do lists and God’s agenda are perfectly aligned, as if He’s our personal assistant, initialing the bottom of our plans saying, “Approved!”
We often talk ourselves into things by saying, “God would want me to…” fill in the blank.
- Buy this.
- Say this.
- Fix this for someone.
- Sign up for that.
But the truth? Sometimes we’re really just stamping our will with His name.
God doesn’t co-sign every idea that flashes through our brains. He calls us to seek His will, not just bless ours with holy-sounding logic.
So before you take on something today – before you say yes, swipe the card, or open your mouth – pause and ask: God, is this You, or is this just me?”
Chances are, if you listen closely, you might find a better plan waiting beside the coffee pot.
Former Blackout Artist 