“Plan B”

I've been thinking a lot lately about the comfort of a "Plan B", mainly due to some details in my life that tend to focus on "Plan B". I have found myself a little frustrated but today I had a new thought. I began to think of some significant events in my life that gave me a renewed perspective on "Plan B".

I thought of two experiences I have had in my life. The first experience was about the beginning of my infertility issues. My infertility diagnosis was not good or hopeful for me to ever have children of my own. My husband and I prayed, looked at all the options, investigated, studied and ultimately came to the conclusion that we needed to decide what we desired to see God do in our lives. When we decided that we desired children there was no room for "Plan B"! Many suggestions were made for "Plan B" but none of those options were in line with my deep desire for children of my own. The "Plan B" options were not bad they were simply not what we desired. We made the choice early on that we were going to trust God and that there was no "Plan B". God did exactly as we trusted Him to.

The second experience I thought of was the few times I have had the privilege of going to other countries to teach the Bible or do some short term missions work. There was always one common thing that impressed me when I had spent time overseas, the people believed God with no "Plan B"! Most of the time there was no room for a "Plan B" they either had to believe God or die. They believed God and God always came through!

This thought process got me thinking that "Plan B" is something we should get rid of completely. I have noticed the times in my life when I thought "Plan B" was needed that those were the times I was not really trusting God at all. My "Plan B" was due to my own uncertainty of God's ability. Why would I need "Plan B"? Typically my "Plan B" has been thought of out of my own efforts in how I will fix it if "Plan A" goes south. My "Plan B" agendas were birthed out of fear that God would not come through on "Plan A". My new perspective – get rid of "Plan B" and trust God!

Maybe the faith I saw in others when I traveled was due to the fact that they had no room for "Plan B" so they trusted God completely. There was no room for fear or wavering or a do it yourself plan; only God and His faithfulness was free to move. I do not want to limit God's plan in my life by getting in His way with my "Plan B". It is time to trust God completely, letting go of "Plan B"!