Plans Not Included
Most noisy children’s toys come with the disclaimer “batteries not included.” And to be honest, I have always found this to be incredibly irritating.
Just come with batteries!
It wouldn’t be difficult. Toy company, have lunch with the battery company and make a deal. Especially for the toys that need like…C+ batteries. Who has those in their house ‘just in case?’
Alright..I’ve once again let my metaphor go to far. Get to the point, Jada.
This morning God and I were having a chat on my way to the office and I was telling Him about how faithful I was trying to be and how because of that, I feel it would be beneficial, for the Kingdom, if He would clue me in on His next part of the plan. Yes, I really do talk to God this way. No, I’m not embarrassed.
He said to me this cute little quip: “Real Life, Active Faith In God. Plan Not Included.”
Cool cool cool cool.
So this next step is just faith then. Because you can’t run to Target for a plan. Planner, yes. Batteries, yes. Plan, not in stock.
That’s how He likes it, I think. Because isn’t it all the more magical when everything just lines up so perfectly and He does incredible things without sharing His plan with you? And then we get to stand there awe-struck because there is literally no way I could have planned for that to happened.
It’s how He gets all the credit. And THAT is best for the Kingdom.
I know that. But I also know I’m not going to quit asking for plans. I’m not going to quit making my own and asking Him to get on board. Not yet anyway.
Why? Because I’m 25 years old. That’s why. I can’t learn all of the lessons right this minute because I’m still just a baby adult. And I love to plan. He made me that way, and not just so He could beat it out of me. He likes that about me, too.
The trick, I think…the trick is to walk in the faith while I think, and pray, in the plans. I’ve got to trust first. I’ve got to keep my eyes on Him and keep watch for His plan, even while I make my own.
Plans aren’t the same as batteries. They don’t make the faith work. In fact, I think it might be the opposite. Or maybe my metaphor is useless and God is only using the disclaimer to make me laugh.
Either way, my point is three-fold:
God’s not always (ever) quick to share His plans with me.
That’s probably good.
I probably won’t stop asking for them anyway.
That’s all I’ve got. I hope it resonated with you or made you laugh. Have a great day. Love you.