"The plans of man may fail but the purposes of God prevail"--that's "plastered" on the front of our church wall. It was my idea to put those words there when I was pastoring to guide us in our ministry.
You would think I'd remember those words.
I guess I'd forgotten...but I have been reminded of them big time in the last few weeks.
I am a planner. I am a detail guy. I like to make lists and construct timelines. I like to be in control. There. I said it.
Nothing about retirement and transition has worked out the way I planned. That is not to say, it hasn't gone well. It is only to say my script needs to be trashed.
The details of what has happened are not important here. But every financial plan, every housing plan, every work-related plan I have devised has been seriously revised. Above all else, the whole timing sequence I imagined has been abandoned. Even now, we are certain only of one thing. We are uncertain.
Still, we are confident and, at least today, smiling. God is accomplishing His purpose for us. I alluded to this potential reality in a conversation months ago with my wife when I said, having rehearsed my plans--"God may surprise us and do the whole thing differently."
He has. He is.
We are surprised...but we are not disappointed.
God is faithful.
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