Upheld In Managing Life

We’ve talked about the plan and the yoke, now it’s decision time. What will we do with it?

I choose to move ahead. There have been a lot of doubts in the last few months on just about every front facing me. But, I forgot for a time, that I have all the forces of heaven on my side. God promises us that when we believe Him, He will come through. It’s safe to move ahead with confidence and grace.

Does that mean life will be easy? No, I don’t think so. But it does mean possibilities. Maybe those things I’ve just been thinking about ought to have an action plan.

First—go back to the beginning. Consulting with my Master Planner, I will look forward to see where He is leading. Not all the paths I have strode down (yes, strode – no simple wandering – Type A’s do not wander!) have been the right ones. Once I remember my purpose and my goals, then some things must fall away.

I use to think that when opportunities, plans, goals presented themselves, only the ones I had to work hard at could stay. All play had to be cut off because it was frivolous and some of it seemed to have no point.

But now, I am coming to understand that carefully crafting the work and the play together brings the most delight. How could I not see that before? How could I not see that the work is never finished? Yet the play must happen, too? I thought the goal concerning work and play would be to come to the place where all things are accomplished, nothing is outstanding, and relaxation can come because of an absence of any low grade pressure.

It then occurred to me that one would probably be dead at that point.

Life will always offer a low grade pressure between work and play. We must learn to manage that in a way that brings delight and not overpowering fatigue. I think that is what our Master Planner calls us to—He meant work and play to be a delight as we live our lives out for Him.

For me, I am moving ahead in this new direction. Learning to manage work and play delightfully. I think, at first, I may struggle. Who can overcome a lifetime of Type A in just a few weeks or less? But, as I said, I have the forces of heaven on my side to help me keep to the Path!

“I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart” Ps 40:8.