Plans
So many think their destiny is what they plan to be
They think adhering to that plan is what they want to see
By learning and applying talents they think are their own
They strike out on their journey often going it alone
But what if what they're planning isn't what God has in mind
What if their future values aren't at all what they might find
Give them that deep fulfillment every person wants to have
Who has great aspiration for their future and their path
They think will bring them riches fame and fortune joy and ease
Or maybe just a cabin by a lake back in the trees
No matter as their thinking so on course they do proceed
Assuming if they do it well they'll always meet their need
Until unlike tomorrow that they planned there is a change
Some feature in their future takes a turn they think is strange
And everything they ever thought would be a certain way
Completely falls apart for them in one uncertain day
Uncertain as they know not what to do or where to turn
For in that very circumstance those things that they once learned
Just have no application as they thought and planned they would
And now with just their hope of life they know not what they should
Do with their skills and planning with their talents from the past
How they might make an impact in the present that will last
Beyond this fleeting moment through their actions or their words
To make their mark upon the minds of others who have heard
That they who had great promise in another worldly way
Have not that plan to guide them as that moment's gone away
But One Who knows the future sees them just where they should be
As now He can invite them to work toward eternity
As He had planned before them before they were even born
The Master of all talents not concerned with other's scorn
For He Who made the little seed become a mighty tree
Can make a simple trusting soul a thing of mastery
So if your plans don't match up to the future you had planned
Take time with Him Who knows all things to help you understand
And in His time you'll see quite clearly what He planned you'd be
And know His joy and satisfaction for eternity
James 4:13-17; Jeremiah 29:11-13
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