Control Freak?

In his heart, a man plans his coarse, but the Lord determines his steps. Proverbs 16:9

I don't know about you, but I have been know to take things to the extreme. I will think up a whole entire conversation that I WANT to have with someone or I will think up something that someone said about me or the reason why they did something.
Am I relating to anyone??

Examples I have heard or experienced:

Think you should get that job, and you don't.
Think your kids would never do something like that, and they do.
Think a relationship will work out, and it doesn't.
Think you will stay in the comfort zone, and you move.
Think a person should respond a certain way, and they don't.
Think that a person is mad at you, and they are not.

1. Things never go they way YOU think they should. For us planners, we can think up a whole book based off of one page. I have been known to do that. I will get an idea in my head and then start planning of how and why it is just perfect. Lo and behold, God has something else planned.

2. Things go the way GOD thinks they should.
Let God choose your future. Don't try to plan it. God has a sense of humor and He will surprise you. Let Him. Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Let Him Choose when/if:

You sell the house
You will have kids/grandkids
You will get married
You will get a job
You will get a vacation!

He knows. Let Go and Let God choose for you!
You can plan all you want, but YOU ARE STILL NOT IN CONTROL!

Here are some verses that help me let go and Let God choose.

Proverbs 20:24
A man's steps are directed by the LORD.
How then can anyone understand his own way?

Proverbs 19:21
Many are the plans in a man's heart,
but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.

Lord, You choose. I know that You know best. I want Your will to be done. Forgive me for getting in the way. I know that planning is good, but help me not to rely on MY plan and always rely on YOUR plan for my life. You choose Lord, You choose. Amen.

P.S. "Avoid irreverent babble and pointless discussions that lead your further away from God". 2 Timothy 2:16

Guard who you talk to and what you talk about!

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