Yesterday I talked about Mondays being a chance to start fresh.  Actually it’s good to set goals, plan ahead, look forward, but most importantly look up.  If we try to accomplish even the simplest of tasks alone, we’re setting ourselves up for failure.  God wants us to rely on Him in every situation.

No matter how many lists we write – plans we make – goals we set – things are so much easier when we aren’t alone in doing them.  I may have great intentions on Monday, but life doesn’t always cooperate.  Things get in the way of the doing – an unexpected phone call, a forgotten meeting, a set of keys locked in the car, a road block or detour that takes you in a different direction.  We can’t completely regiment our lives with a preconceived schedule.

We shouldn’t beat ourselves up if we don’t get those things done, but put them back on the list for another day.  We shouldn’t feel defeated, but trust that God’s plan is so much better.  Any delay can be construed as an opportunity in His eyes.  An interruption might lead us to helping others.  Maybe God wants to use us in a different way than we intended  at that moment.

Our walk with Jesus is like a work in progress.  We don’t magically wake up Christian.  It takes commitment, dedication, sacrifice, work and a whole lot more.  Once we learn to let go of our own desires and interests and turn everything over to the One who made us, the burdens of life become more bearable.  They aren’t going to go away, but we’ll be able to endure them. Even when we fail, He’ll be right there to lift us up again.

So trust in Him.  He will lead you to your final destination.