I’m back! I know it’s been a long time since I’ve posted. I have recently been asked to blog for the ministry we are with (Construction Workers Christian Fellowship). I am hoping it will make me more regular for our own blog on Nomads for Christ. If you are interested in the other blogs I write, you can find them here: Blog – Construction Workers Christian Fellowship (cwcf.org).
Can you believe January is coming to an end? Didn’t we just celebrate New Year’s yesterday?
Every year, I buy a planner. Every year, at some point, I get so busy I forget to use said planner. This year is no different.
I have yet to find the “perfect” planner for me, but in the fall, I bought a Prayerful Planner that popped up in my Facebook feed (they are listening!). I like it. Well, I like the look of it and the pages and options, therein. I bought stickers for it. Everything is better with stickers! And I purchased a tablet with pages for verse mapping, as well. After the first week of using this planner every day, I went through the second week of January very busy on our current project and promptly forgot to use the planner for 4 days. And the verse mapping. sighs Even the fun stickers didn’t keep me faithful! I think I can safely say I’ve used this planner for half of the month somewhat successfully. I say somewhat, because I really need to learn how to use this planner effectively.
It is kind of scary to think that someone needs to LEARN how to use a planner, right? This one has a monthly view as well as weekly views. It has a verse for each week and places to write down prayers. I can even track my water consumption—if I remember! But it has a “pause and ponder” section. I think I can be creative here, since it has dots instead of lines. BUT I don’t have a lot of time to pause and ponder and be creative. Oh, and there are a couple of pages for sermon notes for each week IF I could only remember to take it with me to church!
I’m a planner mess. All of this comes down to being intentional. I bought this planner with good intentions, but I need to be intentional in using it.
“Many are the plans in the mind of a man (or woman), but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.” Proverbs 19:21
What kind of plans have you made that have not gone quite the way you expected? I like to say, “I make my plans, and God laughs.” He knows the way we should go, planner in hand or not. Of course, we need to be flexible to His Will, but we should still have some sort of plan to follow and not be surprised if something else pops up. I know some folks who are rigid with their plans/schedules, but I’m sure they miss out on some blessings along the way.
How are you with planners? Are you successful or a hot planner mess, like me?
Oh, excuse me while I go check my planner for today.
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