the Planner

On planning…The best gift anyone can give me this new year is a planner.
I like planners because I am a planner.
I like thinking ahead.
I like being prepared.
I get a high from being on top of things.

But some things are beyond planning.

And life doesn’t always turn out as planned.

You don’t plan for a broken heart.
You don’t plan for an adulterous husband.
You don’t plan for a philandering boyfriend
You don’t plan for spinsterhood.
You don’t plan for a broken family

You plan to be young forever.

You plan to climb the corporate ladder.
You plan to be rich and powerful.
You plan to be acclaimed and successful.
You plan to conquer the universe.
You plan to fall in love - and be loved forever.

You don’t plan to be sad.
You don’t plan to be hurt.
You don’t plan to be broke.
You don’t plan to be betrayed.
You don’t plan to be alone in this world.

You plan to be happy.
You don’t plan to be shattered.

Sometimes if you work hard enough, you can get what you want.
But most times, what you want and what you get are two different
things.
We always plan. But so does God in the heavens.

Sometimes, it is difficult to understand God’s plans - especially when
His plans are not in consonance with ours. Often, when God sends us
crises, we turn to Him in anger. True, we cannot choose the cross that
God wishes us to carry, but we can carry that cross with courage
knowing
that God will never abandon us nor send something we cannot cope with.

Sometimes, God breaks our spirit to save our soul.
Sometimes, He breaks our heart to make us whole.
Sometimes, God sends us pain so we can be stronger.
Sometimes, God sends us failure so we can be humble.
Sometimes God sends us illness so we can take better care of
ourselves.
Sometimes, God takes everything away from us so we can learn the value
of
everything He gave us.

Make plans but understand that we live by God’s grace.

It is hard to eat and live these words.. but this is reality…

once I was left hanging in air… then I fell… then i was buried…
and
then left alone….

I was condemned, I suffered a lot… I cried too much… I was
shattered
and cannot be whole again.. and this is reality… it is hard to close
my
own eyes and think and accept that God has plans for me and my kid…
What
would be tomorrow…

Why am I always in trouble… in a never ending roller coaster ride…
of
shattered dreams and broken promises….

God has plans… and He is the Man behind my 2006 dilemma… the most
unforgettale year.. which brought my career peak and my life’s
downfall..

This is my so called 2006…. what could be store for me and my family
on
2007… Nicole and Daddy Mickey… what would be our future.. would
there
be chance of sweet smiles and good fortunes… we’ll see… but we’ll
plan
ahead… we’ll have Him in the middle of each steps…



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