Lights out

I love it when a plan doesn't come together.
I've noticed yet another thing in my life that I've got to work on in life. I'll add this one to the list. Trouble is...this list is getting long.

I have a tendency to plan. I've usually got a backup plan to my plan. My staff will tell you that I'm constantly anticipating every possible scenario of what could go wrong and how we would respond. I seem to live miles ahead of where I'm standing. I have a tendency to want God to work in and through the plans that are established.

Friday night at TN5 is where the plan goes out the window. We had a storm blow in and we lost all power for the rest of the night. I preached a sermon about how we need to be light and then we spent the rest of the night in darkness.

The trouble comes in where I don't like it when God chooses to add an element to the session that we didn't see coming. We had a plan. We had elements to complete. We had videos to show. We had cool things that we wanted to do.

God had a plan. God wanted to seal the point that darkness is a bad thing. God wanted to leave his church thinking that darkness steals joy. God wanted to remind the church that darkness leaves things unsettled. God wanted to remind us that darkness leaves us vulnerable. God wanted to remind us that when you are in darkness....you need direction. When you are in darkness...you have to scream clarity to those looking for guidance. God wanted to remind us that darkness needs one thing...light.

So I thank the Father for making his point better than we could have ever planned.