You can never know when a day begins just how it may go. For years one of my goals was to be a person who planned each day in detail. For those same years it was a frustrating endeavor. My intent was good and honest but the outcomes often fell miserably short. I finally gave up and went to a larger view of my tasks for a week. It is not a perfect approach but it resulted in much less stress. I would wager that the major goals of a week still get done with more enthusiasm.

Today is a perfect example of how this works out in my world. My truck is at the doctor having a "waterpumpectomy." No, there is no insurance for that. My daughter took the remaining car to visit the doctor and run errands. The phone started ringing early at the office. One of my favorite people passed away this morning. Perhaps there will be more to say about this at a later date. I had emails to write, calls to make and a blog to write. In between all of this my cleanliness gene kicked in and I did some organizing. It isn't even 1:00 yet and it is a full day. Luckily there are more tasks left for me to do after this writing.

This is just how life tends to be. I still envy those who move from their duties as written on a planner. Some will still think my approach to be lacking in specifics. I decided this is my life and it will be lived with my gifts, abilities, and skills. God has a way of interrupting life with water pumps and crises. There is no reason to be bent out of shape because the day does not fit my idea of how it should go. We are all different in how we deal with life. The one common denominator is in allowing our God to have access to our schedules.

We learned from Abraham this past Sunday that there are times you simply have to go out on the proverbial limb and trust God. We may not always know why things are going the way they are. The good news is that we do not have to know all the details. Will we love and trust God when the day seems to go off target? Can we do the small yet very real tasks that seem contrary to normal behavior? These are questions not answered in the safety of a Bible study class or even a blog. We answer them in the decisions we make and the actions that we choose daily. I hope we choose wisely.

Bro. Trey