***August 29, 2024 ****
Thoughtful Starter:
What are the top three tasks that you should do today?
Today’s Scripture Reading: Proverbs 16:1
“We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.”
Are you the type of person who uses a planner to organize your day? Some people write their “to-do list” in the morning or the night before. From years of experience in doing this, unchecked boxes become a common sight when I review my planner at night. At first, I would feel discouraged and desolated. I thought I was not doing enough. That I wasn’t being productive enough. In doing this, I overlooked the completed task instead of celebrating it.
It took me time to be kind to myself and had the realization that not everything written on the planner should be met. One YouTuber said, “Stop should-ing yourself”.
I am not the writer of my day. Let alone, my life.
The unchecked boxes on my planner humbled me.
It was time to surrender the blank pages and let God write in them.
As Paulo Coelho wrote, “The more we plan our steps, the more chance there is that we will go wrong because we are failing to take into consideration four things; other people, life’s teaching, passion and calm.”
Nowadays, I don’t just write on my planner to organize my day.
I and my God write it in the dawn of the day or the bleak of the night.
Whether you use a planner or not, invite Him today to write your life.
Let His will be done.
Today’s Reflection Question:
What goals do you have that you need to surrender to God right now?
Today’s Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank you for planning the best for us. Help us to depend on your ways and lean in your presence. Amen.
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