my plans

isaiah 22:8-11

God has left Judah exposed and defenseless. You assessed your defenses that Day, inspected your arsenal of weapons in the Forest Armory. You found the weak places in the city walls that needed repair. You secured the water supply at the Lower Pool. You took an inventory of the houses in Jerusalem and tore down some to get bricks to fortify the city wall. You built a large cistern to ensure plenty of water. You looked and looked and looked, but you never looked to him who gave you this city, never once consulted the One who has long had plans for this city.

this is it.  i can identify needs left and right.  up and down.  needs.  needs.  needs.  and some of them i can muster up the strength to meet.  and for some of the needs i can rally enough troops to get the job done.  but that isn’t what GOD wants.  at least look to HIM.  is it that difficult.  HE has plans for this city.  if you don’t know where i live, oroville is a sad, sad city.  hopeless, some might say.  and no matter how hard i, or any group of people try, it’s not going to get better.  the same is true of my own life.  there are parts that are sad and hopeless.  and GOD has a plan.  has long had plans for it.

today, i consult YOU.  what do YOU want me to do personally and professionally?  how do YOU want me to act?  if YOU have a plan for my attitude, that’s what i am going with.  my plans just don’t work out.