Plans.....sometimes they work out and other times not so much!

As every new year rolls around so do the plans. Plans to get in better shape, plans not to be so stressed out, plans to be more spontaneous and do something different..with planning comes expectations.  Expectations that are sometimes met but often times we are faced with disappointment. 

The biggest planning situation of my life has been relocating to Atlanta, Ga.  The reason for such a big move was for a job opportunity and because God said that it was time to go.  You know when He tells you it's time you really can't ignore that!  Everything happened so quickly and I had to burst into action planning.  Getting moving quotes, finding a place to live, forwarding my mail ...the list goes on and on. The movers are supposed to come on Monday and deliver my stuff on Tuesday. Sounds easy enough right? Well Monday rolls around and I still haven't heard from the movers, so I give them a call.  They aren't coming until Tuesday.  Ok mild frustration sets in but no big deal.  I can be flexible and I have plenty of things to finish up. Waiting in anticipation on Tuesday for the moving truck to arrive at 2:00 pm...well they finally arrive at 6:30 pm!!! At this point I am beyond frustrated and ready to get everything loaded and on my way.  Did I mention that I had to be in Atlanta by lunch time on Wednesday. 

Trying to be hopeful that my furniture would arrive by Thursday...fast forward to Saturday when the moving truck finally arrived. However it would have been way to easy to just unload the furniture no we need one more curve ball.  They say that they can't fit the moving truck into the complex.  At this point I am exhausted, stressed, and beyond amused!!! I sit against the wall of my bare living room feeling desperate. In that moment I know of the only one who can make this move happen.  Sitting there with nothing left I prayed.  I prayed to a God of power over impossibility and from where I was sitting this looked like an impossible situation. Finally they got the truck through (the same way I suggested an hour before but you know that nobody listens to a woman, HA!) and my all my stuff was finally mine again.

As the new year started I resolved to do a daily devotion. The first day had a verse that I needed to be reminded of during this new step...

"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." Jeremiah 29:11

No matter what our plans may be, ultimately God has a plan for us.  It says "declares the Lord". To declare means to announce, this isn't God sending a vague message or whispering. NO, He is stating very clearly that He has plans for us.  During my relocation I was at the mercy of my movers.  Waiting on when they would show up, empty promises and frustration. Listen very closely...we don't have to wait for God to show up. He is ALWAYS there and always has the plan for us.  Question is... are you ready to listen?

I had a great life in Gainesville, FL but one day God looked at me and said are you ready?  With His hand extended what else could I say but yes Father!