My plan or God's plan?

Dave and I were discussing some financial challenges last night and I said,"seems like God isn't doing anything we expected Him to." and then I had to stop and laugh...Here I was expecting God to bless my plans instead of surrendering to whatever His plan was. I thought of Job...who lost everything he owned and yet in the end--he was willing to accept God's sovereign plan.

What a blessing to realize that we are not responsible to make the perfect decision, solve our problems or figure everything out! Our responsibility is to dwell in His presence and take one decision, one day at a time seeking His will for each step--instead of writing our own map and asking Him to remove all the construction :-)

Job answered God: "I'm convinced: You can do anything and everything.
Nothing and no one can upset your plans.
You asked, 'Who is this muddying the water,
ignorantly confusing the issue, second-guessing my purposes?'
I admit it. I was the one. I babbled on about things far beyond me,
made small talk about wonders way over my head.
You told me, 'Listen, and let me do the talking.
Let me ask the questions. You give the answers.'
I admit I once lived by rumors of you;
now I have it all firsthand—from my own eyes and ears!"

My goal for this week: stop 'babbling' and start listening!