"Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that""- James 4:13-15 (NIV).
Sheldon Cooper, one of the characters from the television comedy The Big Bang Theory has a checkoff list for every detail of his life. In case you've never seen the comedy, he's a genius, but definitely on the autism spectrum. Each day is ordered down to what he eats, where he sits, and the required number of three knocks on the neighbor's door. Even his bathroom trips are scheduled. It doesn't bode well with those he is in relationship with. This is extreme, but don't miss the underlying message here: God's will, will be done with you no matter how ordered you make your life. Being flexible should be your life's greatest goal; if not, it'll be your greatest obstacle in maturing spiritually. God has His own plans for your life; plans for prosperity, safety, hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11). Trust God; being flexible will bode well in this Relationship.
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