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Plans Disrupted Bible in a Year: Numbers 34–36 Mark 9:30–50 Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21 Acts :6– Jane’s plans to become a speech therapist ended when an internship revealed the job was too emotionally challenging for her. Then she was given the opportunity to write for a magazine. She’d never seen herself as an author, but years later she found herself advocating for needy families through her writing. “Looking back, I can see why God changed my plans,” she says. “He had a bigger plan for me.” The Bible has many stories of disrupted plans. On his second missionary journey, Paul had sought to bring the gospel into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus stopped him (Acts :6–7). This must have seemed mystifying: Why was Jesus disrupting plans that were in line with a God-given mission? The answer came in a dream one night: Macedonia needed him even more. There, Paul would plant the first church in Europe. Solomon also observed, “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails” (Proverbs 19:21). It’s sensible to make plans. A well-known adage goes, “Fail to plan, and you plan to fail.” But God may disrupt our plans with His own. Our challenge is to listen and obey, knowing we can trust God. If we submit to His will, we’ll find ourselves fitting into His purpose for our lives. As we continue to make plans, we can a new twist: Plan to listen. Listen to God’s plan. Reflect & Pray How can you submit your plans to God today? How can you listen to His plans? All-knowing God, give me the faith to listen to You when my plans are disrupted, knowing that You have a greater purpose for my life. 
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There are also many things in "life" that disrupts plans, even short term plans. I hate when that happens, but I'm learning to just trust God and look for His guidance in making alterations. Notice I said "learning"? I'm not there yet, and I get totally frustrated a lot of times. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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THEE AND ME
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