Many are the plans
It has been said that our plans amuse God! We can all certainly think of plans made at different stages of our lives that have come to nothing and perhaps seem foolish or naïve in retrospect. Compare the innocence of lambs which have no plans to those which litter the graves of every human being! Does that mean to say that it is wrong to plan? Have we not been given brains to weigh up options, consider priorities and find the best solutions to problems? It is the direction and motive behind every plan that is of greatest significance. Is the goal solely to satisfy self, even at the expense of others or perhaps in some way to have disregard for God’s ways?
- ‘The Lord knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile’ – Psalm 94:11
- ‘Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails’ – Proverbs 19:21