In His Hand

'But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord,
I say, "You are my God."
My times are in Your hand;
Deliver me from the hand of my
enemies and from those who persecute me.'
~Psalm 31:14-15

This has become one of my very favorite Bible verses. If I had to pick a life verse, this would probably be it. It both comforts and humbles me.

I get very easily carried away with school and schedules and places to be and things to do, etc. etc. Life in general just carries me away and turns me into a person who is just marking things off her daily checklist without really enjoying every moment of the time that God has given her.

How often have you gotten up in the morning with concrete, constructive plans for the day only to have your beautiful plan torn from your hands, ripped up and sent through the paper shredder, and then sprinkled over your head just for good measure? (OK, I went overboard with that. Sometimes it does seem that way to me, though!)

I think that this is God's way of telling us that He already has plans for our day, and His plans are better than ours. WAY better. And when God rearranges my day, I am humbled and reminded of Him, and I stop thinking only of my plans.

In Proverbs 27 we read,

"Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth."

We can't know what will happen tomorrow. We may plan a family vacation for months only to have it cancelled because we all get sick. But God does know the future, and His plans are good. And our times are in His hand! Although the scenery of our life will change, we will always be standing on the same firm ground.