Sweet folks at the nursing home.
(We were back after our 3 months in
Florida.)
I explained that the beach was not
Accessible, Danny spent time in
The hospital, and my bursitis flared
Up.
"But," I told the residents, "God
Provided a welcoming church for
Us and wonderfully warm weather.
We're learning to hold our plans
Loosely since God's plans always
Trump ours."
And then I asked the little group for
Their own examples of unmet
Expectations.
After a moment of silence, a lady in
The front row spoke up.
"I thought I would always stay in
The small town where I grew up.
But God brought me here, and
Now I'm living out His plan for me."
The dear woman's words were
Wise and rich.
She had summed up my lesson.
We must live out God's plans for
Us step by step by step, whether it
Simply means a disrupted vacation or
Living out our days in a nursing home.
"Many are the plans in a man's heart, but
it is the Lord's purpose that prevails." Proverbs 19:21