  Scripture:  Isaiah 55: 8- 11 8 " For my thoughts are not your thoughts,  neither are your ways my ways,
 declares the LORD .  9 " As the heavens are higher than the earth,  so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.  10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven,  and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish,
 so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,  11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:  It will not return to me empty,  but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.  Observation:  "
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 Have you ever seen that fly.  You& nbsp; know the one . nbsp; It buzzes around your window in a futile attempt to escape the confines of your room or car.
 You talk to it like it can here you.  " hang on,  let me open this up.  The instant you involve yourself in this hopeless struggle by reaching to open the window;  the fly takes off to another part of the house;
 or it won't go out the opening you've provided.  You think,  " stupid fly,  then go on about your day.  We are that fly.
 Kind of.  God's first thought when we mess up isn't,  " stupid human.  ( well sometimes in my case;
 he may)  He has a plan for our lives.  A beautiful plan.  He has laid it out for us to discover.  He has provided us with His written word ( the Bible)
 His hands for direction ( our mentors and/ coaches)  and motivation ( firends and family)  Instead we futily bang our head against the window.
 Then we blame him b/ c it hurts.  I love verses 10- 11.  He has promised that his Word spoken over us will not fail.  When we align ourselves with Him and His plan we will begin to discover His inevitable plan for our lives.
 That doesn't make the journey any less painful,  it just means we have someone to look to when we find ourselves against " a window.  Application:  Today,  I am going to look inside.
 What am I fighting against?  Why?  Am I aligned with His plan for my life?  Am I a fly?  Am I in His perfect will?  Prayer:
 Lord,  you are my Way.  Teach me to walk in your will for my life.  I know that I am struggling against somethings that may not be in Your plan for my life.  Teach me to hear Your voice.  Teach me to let go of my plans and to submit to yours.
 Walk with our church and this new community of young pilgrims You are building.  We submit to your will.  Let it be Done.  urlLink Read more!
