There Are No If, Ands, Or Buts About It! We May Wish, But God Has A Plan
A Letter from the Editor
A Letter From The Editor
What if tomorrow didn’t arrive? All of your plans, hopes and dreams wouldn’t have a street to park on. What if Modern technology, such as the internet and smart devices, everything that you decided to put off until tomorrow never has changed the way consumers shop for everyday necessities. happened? There would be no reason to save for a rainy Everything from groceries to televisions, tires, medications, and day, and you could spare someone the trouble of making patio furniture can be purchased directly from a smartphone or promises. What if your last opportunity seemingly expired computer. Foot traffic in stores has been greatly reduced, and today? What would you do? the Covid 19 pandemic may have played a big role in that also.
Anyhow, many retailers have adjusted how they make their products I’ve that I to often seem like I do too much. accessible inbeen ordertold for them survive. Honestly, I feel like I am not doing enough and I’m a firm knowing the thathuge God wouldn’t putstore anything on me As believer a child, Iin remember department catalogs that that I couldn’t handle. I sometimes wonder how life would would come in the mail every year, usually around the Christmas beseason. if I choseI would to sit idle and acceptand what it presented to items me. I holiday look at them prepare my list of have found that to be very boring. In my opinion, opportunity that I wanted before submitting it to my mama. Sometimes I got blessing that isn’t to everyone. A challenge mostisofawhat I wanted, butafforded not always. Still, looking through the to me is an adventure. What is the worst that can happen? catalog and believing that I would get them was very exciting for If I do nothing, I fail, and if I try I don’t, but instead learn me. Unfortunately, the catalogs are long gone now and have been something new about myself.technology. Relinquish your pride and in replaced by digital ones. Awwwe, return acquire life. I compare those childhood catalog surfing moments to some The best advice given to me happened someone experiences I have as anever adult. I have often tried to when plan out my life told me to make my tomorrow happen today. In doing soof by creating a wish list for various stages without the assistance I have pressed my way through doors withfor a key that things only a department store catalog. I have made plans various hope provided. I have also learned the difference between and experiences and made plans on how to acquire and accomplish God blesses with andto what can burden with them.what Those plans wereme submitted God,life and I’m alwaysme amazed as well. I compare it to at what I receive from God inknowing response.when to be confident and when to be quiet, because someone may get it confused See, I have learned that even though I make plans, God has the with being arrogant. final say. What I think is good for me, God knows what is truly best for me. Even in my lowest moments, God has already prepared a tomorrow path to higher ground for me. And evenMake whenyou I choose to follow my happen today, but most own way, He redirects. importantly make it count. Life buta abetter whisper I strive to islive life,and a life we must put ourselves in a that is connected to God through position to hear what it is obedience and grasping a better telling us. understanding of what He desires for me. I admit that I don’t have all the answers, and sometimes I make Watson mistakes. It’sTerry good L. to know that even when I get offEditor/Founder track in life, God’s love never changes.
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