“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11 ESV)
We often try to manipulate God to get what we want. We have our daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly agendas, and we try to forge God's signature on the paperwork. But God doesn't work that way. He can't be manipulated. What God wants is for us to commit our plans to Him, while always being open to the possibility that plans -- ours, not His -- can change.
It's not wrong to have plans, but why not try writing them in pencil? That way it's a whole lot easier to make changes.
-- Matt Donnelly, Christianity Online
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