Plan "G"

When we are making plans for a missing trip, we always have plan A and B...just in case. And there is always this running joke that neither of those will happen because plan "G" always works out.

Right now, Nursing school is plan A. This morning I finished #2 of 3 finals for the quarter. To say it is/was the toughest one is an understatement. The content was hard, time is always short and it was just a lot of contnet to know. I've heard it is the worst of the entire nursing program. Let's hope so! Going into the test, I was sitting at an 82% in the class (we need 80% to pass)so feeling a little nervous about not having much room for error. I never thought I would be happy with an 80% in any class, but I will rejoice if I manage that! That 80% will keep my hopes of becoming a nurse alive!

I left the test feeling pretty discouraged and trying to list plan B in my mind. Nothing. I could not come up with a single thing. If I have to repeat this class next year, I have no idea what I will do until then. Plan B does not exist. I think that was a worse feeling than the possibility of a 79%! I am not typically a negative thinker and certainly always have a plan. The uneasyness was overwhelming!

About then, a guy on the radio said (regarding what, I don't know) that he was trying to teach his children to praise the Lord in all things and all circumstances. I had to stop in my tracks right there! Why was I thinking this way? What happened to thinking on what is true? What happened to surrendering my plans and life to the one who actually holds the plan? Why was I choosing to be so prematurely upset rather than praise the Lord for the hope I have in that plan?

It took a while, but I think things are back in perspective. God is in control and I knew that yesterday. He didn't change...I did. I love the comfort of that! The Lord is unchanging, regardless of what else changes around me!

I'm going to get that score sometime soon, but in the meantime (and after) I trust that the Lord already has plan "G" in the works. In fact, He likely sent the caravan months in advance just as he did for Joseph as he was sold as a slave rather than killed by his brothers.
Praise the Lord for Plan G!