Do you remember five-year plans? Do you remember the quintessential goals? I just muddled through life taking advantage of the opportunities the Creator dropped into my lap, and everything turned out fine. So much for Covey.
It isn't about trusting Covey or Welch or any of those more than God, it's about trusting God more than me. Am I really ready to trust when Jesus says, "Your Heavenly Father knows what you need before you ask?"
"Just how close can I get, LORD,
To my surrender
Without losing all control?"
-Casting Crowns - "Caught in the Middle"
I remember being asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”
Much later, I recall thinking, “That’s totally the wrong question; it puts the cart before the horse.” I came to see that the more crucial question is, “How do you want to live when you grow up?”
Now, I’m coming to see that there is an even more foundational question than that, and it is, “Who will you serve?” You’re going to serve somebody; choose well, and keep well in mind that even the most monumental of egotists has a Master.