Today -- His Way

"What's the game plan tomorrow?" is usually one of Mr. Bill’s last questions of the day.  He forgets before the next morning so “What’s the game plan today?” is one of his first questions of the day.

God has a plan for each of us.  We forget that sometimes, don't we? Jeremiah 29:11 says, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you ... thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope."  You know, the most frustrating yet most challenging part of life is trusting God's plan -- knowingly moving into the unknown!  In his book, "Growing Strong In the Seasons of Life," Chuck Swindoll writes: "The best test of my Christian growth occurs in the mainstream of life, not in the quietness of my study. Anybody can walk in victory when surrounded by books, silence, and the warm waves of sunshine splashing through the window. But those late takeoffs, those grocery lines, those busy restaurants ... that's where faith is usually 'flushed out' ... the ability to accept delay graciously. Calmly, Quietly, Understandingly. With a smile."  I suppose that which causes our faith to need "flushing" is wanting to follow our own plan -- good or bad ... our plan.  God calls us to be persistent in our faith, and to trust him. He has called us to according to His Plan, not our own.  My former pastor and friend used to say, "God doesn't call the qualified; he qualifies the called."  He has called us today – His Way