The plans I have for you

I've never been good at quoting scripture, but I do know there's a verse that says "I know the plans I have for you...".

As I face a new year, I wish I knew those plans too! God's got 2006 mapped out. He knows the up's and down's I'll face, the triumphs and failures, and where I'll be this time next year. I don't, and the uncertainty makes me hesitant. Afraid to step too boldly in any direction, not knowing if it's part of the Big Plan.

Yet step I must. It's a new year, a chance to take a deep breath and try again.

I still haven't had my chance to sit in silence and think everything through. It's something I have to do though. I need to get my brain sorted before the rest of me can follow. I guess blogging about it is thinking, in a way.

Wouldn't it be nice to see the year ahead like looking down your street? To see the turns it will take and know you're on the right path? Crystal ball and all that? When I'm feeling stuck and directionless, it's what I wish for with all my heart! And I'm feeling a bit stuck and directionless today.

There is hope though. Hope at work - 3 new bosses out of the 4 in top management, and a new broom or two will hopefully sweep clean, if they can avoid being over-ruled by the megaboss at every turn. Hope at home - things are slowly being sorted out there, as I clear out junk and make space for change. Hope in my personal life - I am feeling positive, though I'm not yet sure about what. And we've got a basic plan in place to turn things around and get ready for big changes in the future.

Yet I still wish I knew the plans He has for me...