Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. As surely as God Almighty is changing this morning sky, He’s changing the direction of my plans, and when He does; I need to be as willing to move as freely as the clouds do when He changes their course. It’s not easy for me to shift in another direction sometimes….especially when my work is dedicated to Him. I’ll keep forcing against all odds and I’ll keep the creative juices flowing as if I’ll somehow force a square peg into a round hole until eventually; I surrender. It’s when I surrender to whatever He has Planned for me and my Life that I find the peace I’ve been looking for all along. Isn’t that the way it is for you too?

When God changes the Plans that man facilitates, it’s not always easy to see His Hand. Sometimes we’ll keep forging ahead despite the adversity while we’re convinced that every roadblock can be credited to warfare. But sometimes those roadblocks come from Him, and sometimes He has a different idea than the ones we believe are being played out in His Name. Being strong and courageous in the midst of the trials as we step into those plans is one thing. Listening to His voice and accepting His ways is another. It’s when we refuse to pause and we refuse to allow Him to show Himself in the midst of the facilitating that we can cause the most painful of circumstances. But when we get to that point…that breaking point…that need to change the course point from the way WE envisioned things would be to the way He envisioned them to be that the true beauty begins to unfold.

I fought hard for my plans and I wrestled with changes mostly because I was afraid of disappointing other people; as if changing the way things look on the outside changes the Power of my God. I fought hard and I wrestled over the headcount of people that would experience His Plan; as if a smaller crowd dims the Glory of my God. I fought hard and I wrestled with things that were distracting people away from my plans and into the hands of the plans of others; as if God doesn’t know who is supposed to be where. I fought hard and I wrestled with the opinion of others as I set out to fulfill His Plans; as if their opinions have any impact on my God and His Plans at all. I fought hard and I wrestled with the perception of “failure” as things shrunk into a manageable size; as if it’s possible for anything anointed by God to fail at all. I fought hard for Him day after day and I stayed on course UNTIL He made the change of plans a necessity. And now I am filled with peace and excitement about what my God is about to do with what He has put before me to help facilitate in His name. I’m not sure what it will “look” like exactly, but I know that for reasons of His own He had a different idea of how He wanted things to be and it’s my honor to Serve Him no matter what. His Plans are always Perfect and I know that the “changes” will lead to beauty beyond my ability to comprehend. Hallelujah!

I’ve been tried and stretched and I’ve fought hard and wrestled but NOW I am Peace and I’m so excited to see what He has in store. I know that there will be some people that will fail to see His Hand in the changes, but that’s okay because I know that those who are present to see His Hand at work…the ones that are set out to experience His Plans no matter the shape and size of the venue He uses will be shouting from the mountaintops when they see Him work it out. Glory to God. Isn’t that what it’s ALWAYS about?