Are you familiar with, Jeremiah 29:11
“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.”
We often misuse this text. If you read it closely, you will discover that it is a specific statement made to a specific man at a certain time. However, we have made this a universal principle.
Yes, God does have a plan for us. We can work with God’s plan or we can try to thwart it.
I’d like to believe that I always understand and try to follow his plan, but I don’t always know exactly what he wants. Sometimes he gives us multiple doors, and sometimes closed doors. However, there are times when we make our own plans without considering God’s plan.
Sunday and Monday, September 18–19, 2022 was just such a time. While on the island of Puerto Rico, we knew there was a storm headed our way, but figured it would pass. But this one was worse than expected. A tropical storm turned into a hurricane.
We seemed to be doing okay; we had power. It was Sunday. Trapped in our house, my son and I were going to have a football day. Unbeknownst to us, we had power but were running on a generator. No problem; we were doing fine. Suddenly, there was no wifi, and thus no football. Jeremy figured out that we could use our phone as a wifi router and we watched football. Yay!
At 10:30 p.m., all power was gone. No A/C, no nothing. Darkness. We fumbled our way to our beds and slept in the heat.
The next morning, we got our power back via generator, but for how long? We knew we needed to get off the island, but getting a flight off the island seemed impossible. Jeremy spent three hours finding us a flight. We got home about 8 p.m.
We just never know what the day may bring. We don’t know, but God knows. I know you have had days like these, and sometimes much worse. I have too.
When we have those days, we need to remember that though we cannot know what the day will bring, we do know the God who know.
When you can’t adjust the day, adjust your attitude. Trust him and let go. Let God.