IT WAS A GREAT PLAN
There's so much going on in the Allen house right now....I won't go into all the details. Many of you know, the rest of you can guess...or ask someone who knows. Think of everything you can and add one or two things. That's us. So, planning is crucial.
Today: Short staff meeting, make assignments to cover my absence, prepare this afternoon for Sunday's message, watch Texans stomp Patriots, arise really early and head to OKC before the sun rises, and prepare for the birth of Presley Mae Allen on Wednesday.
Then came the phone call at 4:42am. Presley has other ideas. Little twit. No one told her what a tight schedule we were on? "Presley, Yaya's car is in the shop. It's ready to get picked up, but we're driving this little white time capsule they call a rental vehicle. We don't even have transportation right now. This is being very inconsiderate of others. We have a plan. We have a schedule. We're stressed. Why are you adding to our stress? Can you tell Papi why?"
You can decline delivery with the Post office...why not with kids? You know, write, RETURN TO SENDER on her forehead and put her back in the oven for a couple of days. What could it hurt?
LIFE LESSON: One of the greatest qualities a man or woman who wants to follow after God can develop is FLEXIBILITY. But, you say, the Bible never mentions flexibility one time. Well, I would agree that Jesus never used the word, but he certainly taught the concept.
Remember the parable of the Good Samaritan? All three characters had plans and schedules and reasons to be somewhere, but the GOOD one was the one who set aside his plans, his schedule, for the greater good. He was the one who dared to be FLEXIBLE.
Remember Mary and Martha with Jesus? They both had plans and schedules, but Mary set hers aside to spend time with Jesus, while Martha, with the best of intentions, held fast to hers, only to get a few choice words from Jesus. Mary was FLEXIBLE. Martha was rigid.
Remember what James wrote about having plans to go to a city and do business there and make a living? He said, you should say..."If God wills..". That's FLEXIBILITY.
Maybe you never thought of FLEXIBILITY as spiritual in nature, but God does. So, limber up troops. It's great to have plans. But, God may have better ones.
By the way, she's pushing now, so if you're reading this, I'm a grandpa again, but this time to a granddaughter. Further proof: Girls are trouble.
Today: Short staff meeting, make assignments to cover my absence, prepare this afternoon for Sunday's message, watch Texans stomp Patriots, arise really early and head to OKC before the sun rises, and prepare for the birth of Presley Mae Allen on Wednesday.
Then came the phone call at 4:42am. Presley has other ideas. Little twit. No one told her what a tight schedule we were on? "Presley, Yaya's car is in the shop. It's ready to get picked up, but we're driving this little white time capsule they call a rental vehicle. We don't even have transportation right now. This is being very inconsiderate of others. We have a plan. We have a schedule. We're stressed. Why are you adding to our stress? Can you tell Papi why?"
You can decline delivery with the Post office...why not with kids? You know, write, RETURN TO SENDER on her forehead and put her back in the oven for a couple of days. What could it hurt?
LIFE LESSON: One of the greatest qualities a man or woman who wants to follow after God can develop is FLEXIBILITY. But, you say, the Bible never mentions flexibility one time. Well, I would agree that Jesus never used the word, but he certainly taught the concept.
Remember the parable of the Good Samaritan? All three characters had plans and schedules and reasons to be somewhere, but the GOOD one was the one who set aside his plans, his schedule, for the greater good. He was the one who dared to be FLEXIBLE.
Remember Mary and Martha with Jesus? They both had plans and schedules, but Mary set hers aside to spend time with Jesus, while Martha, with the best of intentions, held fast to hers, only to get a few choice words from Jesus. Mary was FLEXIBLE. Martha was rigid.
Remember what James wrote about having plans to go to a city and do business there and make a living? He said, you should say..."If God wills..". That's FLEXIBILITY.
Maybe you never thought of FLEXIBILITY as spiritual in nature, but God does. So, limber up troops. It's great to have plans. But, God may have better ones.
By the way, she's pushing now, so if you're reading this, I'm a grandpa again, but this time to a granddaughter. Further proof: Girls are trouble.
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