The alarm went off at the usual
time. I slowly got out of bed knowing that the time was upon me. It was the first day of work for me
after a day off from school. In addition, it was my long day and it was already
planned out. I reviewed my to-do list in
my head as I prepared my clothes for the day:
- Run
copies for the week during first period.
- Teach
for 1st-6th period.
- Meet
with my administrator during 7th period.
- After
school tutoring until 7.
- Oh,
I had a houseguest spending the night, so there were things that needed to be
done before I left for
work and when I got home as well.
Though a little tired, I was
confident that the day would be smooth sailing. I knew what I needed to do
and I was ready to get things done. I made it to work and I was actually off to
a good start. I had spoken to a couple of people that I needed to get some
items to. I completed them and checked them off the list. It wasn’t long before
my 2nd Period students came in and I was just about to go over the
day’s agenda when my classroom phone rang. It was the front office. The
secretary said the words that would later prove to be a pivotal point for the
day’s plans, “Your son’s school nurse called.
She needs you to call her”. I did what any other mother would do, I
called the school already knowing that this was probably not going to be good.
I spoke with the nurse, and yep you guessed it. He wasn’t feeling well.
At the risk of sounding like a bad
mom I must confess, I thought to myself “I don’t have time for this. I have too much
to do.” In spite of my schedule, off I went to take him to the doctor still with the thought that I
could continue with my plans after I got him checked out. Long story short,
nothing went according to my planned agenda. My day that was supposed to be
filled with work related tasks was overshadowed by a sick child, a substitute
in my classroom, a doctor’s office visit, and home for the entire day.
I was a bit frustrated because I
had so much to do and now it would have to be put on hold, all of that was
interrupted. While thinking about my crazy day I felt the Holy Spirit saying to
me “How many times have you felt like
this when God interrupts your plans, steering you in another direction from
which you were originally planning to go? You react the same way.” Talk
about being convicted! I thought Lord, I don’t get frustrated with you, but I
knew it was true. Sometimes I have plans for things I want to do or accomplish.
I carefully plan it out and sometimes things don’t go as planned. Sometimes God
will tell me “No” not this way, that way. And yes sometimes I get
frustrated because it’s not the way I wanted things to go. Humbled by this revelation I prayed this prayer :
“Lord
forgive me for ever getting upset with you from changing my plans. I am so
grateful that you have every step of my life laid out for me to follow. I know
your plans for my day, my life are so much better for me than my own. Your
plans are perfect. Lord, I trust you and I yield to you anytime you decide to
interrupt my plans. In
Jesus’ name I pray."
I am not sure if you have ever made plans and those plans were interrupted by God because He wanted you to do something different, or led you in another direction. Don't be upset or frustrated. Trust Him. He knows what He is doing!
Be
encouraged today!
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~ For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the LORD. Isaiah 55:8
~ 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
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