Saturday, March 21, 2009

life plans

So, I am talking with Amanda(my heterosexual life partner) to figure out what we're going to do with the rest of our lives. The top contenders so far:
  • Ballet parking. Not valet parking, mind you. We have this idea to move cars to appropriate spaces via dance. Entrepreneurship at its finest.
  • Something in Cleveland, OH. Mainly because it's not in Washington or Tennessee. Also, we feel that we could develop pretty sweet Midwestern accents. Plus, we'd be close to Cedarpoint-and who doesn't love a good rollercoaster!?!
  • Stuff. Generic, but highly possible.
In reality, I'm planning to spend the summer in the Dominican Republic with Children of the Nations. Then, the plan continues to teach at least another year for the Central Kitsap School District.

But plans are funny things. You never know where they'll end up. My plans from last year have taken on a life of their own. It feels like I'm living out dreams that I'd already surrendered, now suddenly resurrected.

Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21

Maybe it's all a part of finding out what pleases the Lord, this plan-making and breaking. I continue to see God transform and redefine my plans for the glory of His purpose. Now, not to say that my plans nor my life are glorious. (It's a Saturday night and I'm blogging and eating toaster strudel, talking to a friend across the country...) But God's purpose prevails through our plans, maybe even because of our plans.

Something to think about...

1 comment:

  1. amandaMarch 22, 2009 at 6:04 PM

    if we have our ballet parking business in Cleveland OH, we should totally do that danceish thing they do in the Drew Carey Show opening credits, where it ends with the shouted "OHIO!" in a way that makes me think of "OKLAHOMA!"

    just something to think about when firming up our life plans.

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Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God. But among you there must not be either sexual immorality, impurity of any kind, or greed, as these are not fitting for the saints. Neither should there be vulgar speech, foolish talk, or coarse jesting – all of which are out of character – but rather thanksgiving. For you can be confident of this one thing: that no person who is immoral, impure, or greedy (such a person is an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them, for you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of the light – for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth – and find out what pleases the Lord. Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. For the things they do in secret are shameful even to mention. But all things being exposed by the light are made evident. For everything made evident is light, and for this reason it says:

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Rise from the dead,

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