I was very flexible when I was young. Not so much anymore. I used to be able to touch my palms to the floor, hold a lotus position (never did yoga just like to sit like that). I could sit on the floor and get up! I could move freely.
After nearly five years of two auto-immune diseases and the steroids required to get them under control, my skeletomuscular system is compromised. (The musculoskeletal system is the system that provides our body with movement, stability, shape, and support.) I am no longer flexible.
While that makes everyday life a bit more difficult, my concern is with a different kind of flexibility.
I receive a weekly devotion from Ron Nelson, “Monday Matters.” One of his recent devotions related an incident when he met another person who changed his plans for fallen trees on his property, making his task much easier. He concluded: “Plans are great, the direction is critical, but found that flexibility is key to experience and see what God has for us along the way. Sometimes in life there are perfectly timed miracles that God had crafted for us.”
I have found in life that God often changes my plans. Still, we are to make plans as we understand God’s will. We are to set a direction, but we must always be open to having the LORD re-direct, stop, or change those plans.
Proverbs 16:9: “We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.” [NLT]
