Successful Planning

I have admitted before that I am a planner; I have a plan for planning. I usually begin any adventure with plan A, B, C, D, etc., Yes, I know, if plan B was any good, it would be plan A. However, I just feel better if I have a plan of action. How about you?

Have your plans always worked out? I know mine certainly haven't. I have made what I thought were absolute, fool-proof plans, only to see that I am the fool that could foil them. I have made what I thought were concrete plans, only to see that they were nothing more than a giant mud hole. I always make my worst planning mistakes when I don't include the LORD in them.

Today's word is Proverbs 16:3, NLT, which reminds us that we need to include the LORD in all of our plans: "Commit your actions to the LORD, and your plans will succeed."

More often than not, when I don't seek GOD'S will and advice in my planning, it is because I feel like I can handle it or that it is too small to concern GOD with. However, we all know that if it concerns us, it concerns Him. If we are having to make a plan for something, we should start our plans by seeking His will and His desire. I can guarantee you that if we do, our plans will be successful, if they are in His will.

Take a little advice from someone who has made a lot of plans, and a lot of bad ones. If you want things to be successful, if you want things to work out, seek GOD. Ask Him to direct your plans and your actions. Seek to do His will, and watch your plans succeed.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T