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Plans. How many of you have had your plans turned upside down recently ? I know I have; and, though it has definitely been on a more life changing level m for so many people; it is not likely the first time they have had the bottom drop out from under them. My initial response is almost always frustration. I believe in making plans, but there are times for “winging” it… no pun intended. Without some sort of plan, often times nothing gets done. However, if we cling too tightly to our plans that we don’t leave room for changes of circumstance, we are likely to end up disillusioned and wildly disappointed. My husband always says that he starts out with plan A and ends up at plan D throughout his day.

Ok, so where am I going with all of this? To the Bible where the Lord says:

Isaiah 55: 8-9  “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD.  “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Proverbs 16:9 The mind of man plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps.

Once I learned to let go of my expectations and what I thought would be for the best, I started to enjoy everything a lot more, even if it was uncomfortable. Have you ever been in the ocean? When I lived in California we often went to the beach. On one of our trips to the beach I got caught up in the waves. I will never forget feeling the power of the waves crashing down on me. Every time I came to the surface another wave pushed me under. I fought and fought to get to safety. I was exhausted. I don’t know how it happened,but there was a shift in me. I didn’t give up but I stopped fighting the waves and decided to just allow them to carry me, and the waves carried me to shore.

Don’t get me wrong, there are times to fight and push through, but, perhaps there is another way to accomplish what you have set out to do. And, perhaps it is just time to shift your course altogether.

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I honestly loved taking pictures of nature before; it is such a willing participant. But my plans were to start my own studio and take photos of people that they could cherish. I still plan on doing that but, for now, I have decided to let the waves carry me and use this time to strengthen my skill set. I didn’t plan on starting a blog. I had thought of doing so many times but psyched myself out of it. But here I am, allowing God to take the reigns, and it is a great adventure.