Sometimes it feels like nothing is going according to plan. We envision a preferred future. We align our time, talent, treasure and influence in pursuit of our dream only to face obstacles and challenges that threaten to derail our objectives. Sometimes that threat materializes into reality. Resource-poor and limitation-rich, we find ourselves at our end, unable to achieve our dreams.

The death of a vision can leave us unsure, unstable and drowning in a sense of deep loss. We feel powerless, defeated and like we are left adrift. A multitude of emotions and stifling confusion can take root, causing a paralysis to grow where hopes once blossomed. The temptation to give up, check out, or grow cold can be as tempting as was the original dream.

The problem is we don't have the full picture, we can't see from God's view. We are finite and limited, but our God and King is infinite and Sovereign. Whether we see it or not, He is unwavering, in complete control, and always working for our good and His glory. While circumstance may change and human commitment vacillate, the Word of The Lord does not waver. His plans will never be undone, and His Word will endure.

In the end, the best place to be is holding our plans loosely while grabbing Him firmly. We are invited to dream God's dreams, desire His desires, and rest in His promises, all of which are perfect and unfailing. That, my friend, is a sound investment for in an ever-changing world. He is the only Sure Thing!

"There are many plans in a person's mind, but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand." Proverbs 19:21

"God has made everything fit beautifully into its appropriate time and has placed ignorance in the human heart that man should not know what God has foreordained from the beginning to the end of his life.” Ecclesiastes 3:11

"But the Lord's plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken. What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance." Psalm 33:11-12

- Micah McElveen