Maybe you have watched a football match where the end result is 0-0. There was much pre-match hype. It may have been a good game, great sliding tackles. Stunning runs down the wing with the ball to the crowd’s delight and cheers. Outstanding crosses in to the goal area, shots on target. But after it all, when the final whistle is blown. The ball never went into the back of the net. The game ended 0-0 leaving you flat for the rest of the day. It all never seemed to amount to anything.

Life can often feel the same way. We make plans and run the course. We try our very best but yet somehow, things don’t often work out how we would like it all to be. The end result, whether the end of the day, month or season, has little to show for it all.

God has a sense of humour. If you want to make Him laugh, tell Him your plans for your life.

The Good Lord will be quite happy to watch us strive, pant and struggle along in our own strength.

Then when we cry out, “Lord help me!” He then says: “Now watch what I will do for on your behalf.”

As King Jehoshaphat faced an upcoming battle, the Spirit of the Lord said: “This is what the LORD says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.”

Don’t be surprised when your plans don’t come to fruition. God will remind you who is in control of your destiny.

Proverbs 16:9 states: “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps.”

In life’s walk, and it should be a walk of Faith rather than a run. Keep handing over the day to the Lord. Remember, hurry belongs to the Enemy.

The most popular piece of music played at the end of someone’s life is Frank Sinatra’s ‘I did it my way.’ Be different, go against the grain of the world. Aim to be able to say: “I did it your way my Lord.”

Ephesians 3:20 says: “Now to Him who can do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.”

Life is more exciting His way, it truly is.