Plan B.

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Through the sincere and heartfelt counsel of parents, teachers, friends, co-workers, and at times, even our pastors, many of us have grown up our entire lives listening to the value and importance of having a Plan B. We are often taught that it is through an abundance of options, and not the lack of, that a sense of security and self-assurance in this life can be obtained.

In an effort to minimize our fear of doubt or lack, we surround ourselves with alternatives, just in case the path we have chosen for ourselves has turned out to be one with unfavorable outcome. And while for many, the ability to always have a Plan B to ‘fall back on’ may seem to be a wise decision, when it comes to matters of faith, it can be a very unhealthy habit to maintain.

As believers, many of us live out our lives like we have a remote glued to our hands.

As soon as we see something we don’t like, we quickly reach to change the channel, simply because we believe we have an option to do so. When we encounter difficulty at our jobs, we begin looking for opportunity elsewhere. When we have a disagreement with a spouse, we begin looking for agreement elsewhere. And as soon as we think our churches can no longer ‘give’ us what we’re looking for, we begin looking to ‘receive’ somewhere else.

As believers, we must be very careful when our individual pursuits of a Plan B are a direct result of not knowing or believing in God’s Plan A. There perhaps is nothing that displeases God more than a believer with a closed fist - one who decides that holding onto his or her Plan B is much safer than letting go and trusting in God’s Plan A.

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