To not have a plan is to foolishly surrender your life to others.
To slavishly commit yourself to a plan is to foolishly surrender your life to a plan which was created by a finite and limited person—namely you!
A productive compromise is to develop a plan that points you in the right direction and make adjustments as you go!
This is called: “Enjoying the journey.”
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. The picture below describes what I am trying to communicate.
Currently, a part of my plan as the new Administrative Bishop for the North Central Region is to visit every church under my care. So, in working to complete this plan, I scheduled a Sunday to be with Pastor Kris Wattelet and his lovely wife, Kathleen, and their outstanding congregation at Union Center Prairie Bible Church in Union Center, SD. On the way, I had to make an adjustment to the plan and stop my car to take in the breath-taking scenery and take a few pictures. That’s called enjoying the journey!
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The ONE THING 
Enjoy your journey as you explore your new territory!
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Jamie, you’d be surprised at how often Sonja and I mention you and Donnie when we drive through the country side and small (and beautiful) hamlets and villages. We think you guys ought to move up here and plant a church–you’d love living up here! 🙂
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Not to foolishly surrender our lives to the plans of others or anything, but I think I just saw Donnie packing some boxes. 😉
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Ha! Ha! We’ll leave the light on for you!
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Wow! Beautiful scenery! What a journey you and Sonja are on! God is good.
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Yes, Frances, it is an amazing journey! God has been so good to Sonja and me.
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