Do you ever feel like you have to have your life all planned out – that is is up to you to control all circumstances in your life? I do and it is exhausting! The truth is I am never in control of my life, God is. I march along planning everything out, obsessing about what I have to do, and right now. What a relief it would be to just surrender and let God take the driver’s seat. My very wise spiritual director told me about an old Jewish saying, “Man plans, God laughs” a wry version of Proverbs 16:9, “We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.” I love that thought – my sincere desire is to surrender and let God direct my steps, take the reins and lead me in the way I should go, just be open to His plan for me. How deliciously liberating. Thank you God for giving me the opportunity to lay it all down and rest with You in charge. Amen.
Jane Springer is a certified Life, Wellness and Style Coach who assists women in taking care of themselves, in body, mind and spirit. She coaches women who want to lose weight, avoid diabetes, and feel great. She also helps them thrive after divorce. She also helps them to clear their closets of old clothes and outdated attitudes, so they can shine and feel confident.