NO PLANS

I got home from running errands and started picking up and cleaning up, my Bible study group was going to be here in 30 minutes.  I walked into my closet turned around to walk out and noticed that there were two footprints.  I thought to myself, “ok did someone break in the house while I was gone.”  I walked out turned back around to see four footprints in the closet, they were my footprints.  I started stomping and noticed more and more, what was going on.  Then I listened closely it was water.  My hot water tank is located in my closet, yes it was leaking.  I gathered everything on the floor and got it out of the closet then placed towels under the leak.  My go to fixer guys came over, hooked up a hose and drained the water out the window.  Oh well what could I do it about it? Nothing!  I didn’t get stressed or anxious, it was out of my control. 

There are many times in our lives when things that are unexpected interrupt our lives.  These situations are out of our control.  There isn’t anything we can do differently to make them not happen nor is there anything we can do to make them not happen.  How do we prepare ourselves with the unexpected?

We must be willing to set aside all of our plans, everything we have listed on our calendars for whatever the Lord brings to us.  All of our dreams and priorities must be placed on the back burner when the unexpected jumps onto our list of things to do.  We must become totally led by God, relying on Him.   There is no self-reliance in these situations.  It is only with Him that we can journey through the situations that throw us for a loop.

Let God in your life on an everyday basis.  It is only then that you will be prepared as the unexpected jumps onto your calendar for the day. 

Isaiah 26:4

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4 Trust in the Lord forever,
    for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.

Proverbs 3:5-6

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5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;

6 in all your ways submit to him,
    and he will make your pathsstraight.[a]