Today was one of those days where I didn't do anything I had planned to.
I was planning to go to church this morning as I didn't go last Sunday, but Mom came into my room at 7:00 am to let me know that she and Dad were not going in, so that left me without a ride at the last minute. Also, I was supposed to go out to lunch with friends after lunch to celebrate another friend's birthday. Plans were on to do so until about 11:45 this morning when it came out that no one could get ahold of her, or had heard from her in about three days. This doesn't necessarily mean there's a problem as this friend is notoriously difficult to contact. Whatever the case, those plans fell apart around noon.
James 4:13-15 says:
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.” Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away. Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that.”
How many time have we made plans where we failed to trust The Lord wand His guidance, or take into account what His plans may be? Lately, it seems like I've been doing just that. Last Thursday, when I came home so frustrated from work, I was absolutely ready to quit my job, consequences be damned. If I had followed through on my threats, I would've been acting on impulse rather than trusting God to carry me through circumstances that were difficult. That's something I've continued to struggle with, but I think I need those difficult circumstances to see where it is I'm lacking.
Lord, help me to turn from quickness of temper and anger, and help me to trust in Your guiding hand in trying times. Amen.
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