PLAN MAKERS
Today's reading: Ruth

"...Go back to your mothers' homes instead of coming with me..." Ruth 1:8 NLT

I'm sure Naomi had stayed up all night, packing and thinking, thinking and packing.

She had come up with a plan that would work. That would alleviate hardship. That would be generous and loving.

She gave her daughters-in law an 'out'. Permission to remain in their homeland. An excuse, if you would, for exempting themselves from the adventure ahead.

But...and this is where I see myself in Ruth's story...

Ruth's plans held only the things she thought she could control, the things she thought she had figured out and the things she thought would make sense.

Based on what she knew. Based on what she could see. Based on what she wanted to be held accountable for.

Her plans, however didn't encompass a Kinsman Redeemer, a rise in status--or a baby that would lead their family lineage to Jesus!

What about your plans? Want to stick with them, OR, go with what all God knows and has laid out for your story?