Just in case...

We all have back-up plans right? Just in case. Just in case something goes wrong, or someone doesn't show up. Just in case we get lost or are late, or you name it, I have thought of it. In youth ministry I always have a plan B, and C, and D, E, F. You know, it's good to always be prepared. It may not be ideal and it definitely is not as good as plan A, but just in case, I am prepared.

Restraunts and stores have emergency exits. That extra way out just in case the unthinkable happens. It's a safety net, so to speak. Of course if you go out those emergency exits when there is no emergency, everyone is going to know because the alarm goes off. So, what am I getting at? God has a back-up plan for each of us. He has one for you and he has one for me.

It's great to know that when I fail that God has me covered, he's got my back. He is prepared for whatever stupid decision that I make by myself without giving any thought or consideration to what he has that is best for me. He's got me covered, it's great. Right?

Well yes it is, but why settle for plan B when God has a totally and completely amazing plan A for me? Why settle for climbing through the emergency exit when I can walk through the front door? Why do we constantly settle for second best instead of  seeking what God has first for us?

I know that most of us can quote Jeremiah 29:11 (and those of you who it doesn't immediately come to mind for are looking it up, that's okay, it's good to crack the Bible open sometimes), God really does want what is best for us. His plan A, is his absolute BEST for us. It's not something that is just okay until we decide to ask for something better.

When God asks you to do something uncomfortable, and you manipulate it so you don't have to do exactly what God asked you to do, you aren't getting his plan A, you don't get his best. When God asks you to do something today, and you wait 2 weeks before doing it, that's not God's plan A. I know I know, it's not easy, it's hard, it's scary, it's uncomfortable. It leaves a nervous feeling in the pit of your stomach sometimes.

But here is the thing, when we follow plan A, immediate obedience, that is when we reap the biggest blessings from God. In Genesis 12 Abram had immediate obedience to God when he called him to go. He followed God's plan A. He didn't always, there were many times in Abram's life that he chose plan B or C or D instead of plan A. God continued to be faithful to Abram and blessed him greatly, but there are consequences when we don't chose God's plan A for our lives.

I don't want to settle anymore. I don't want to just go with plan B because it's easier. I don't want to just jet out through the emergency exit but it's right there instead of walking out the front door. I want God's BEST for my life. Are you settling for plan B, or are you always striving for God's plan A?