“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10

When the weekend was fresh, I had only a few plans. That was until I got a ladder and made my way to the roof to repair a leaky gutter. That led me to later standing on the roof with a friend of mine, listening to his expertise on how to repair my 32 year old flat roof! He had brought some roofing materials on Saturday morning and left me with “get it done by Sunday evening…it’ gonna rain!”

You already know what I did this weekend. When I wasn’t doing my church related duties, I was on the roof following my friends instructions. There were several steps in the process and each one had to be completed before the next one could begin. After Church on Sunday I needed a nap, but awoke with a start when I envisioned his face and heard his words…“get it done by Sunday evening…it’ gonna rain!” But WHEW!!!!! With his command and faithfulness…I got it DONE!

The first thing this morning I looked outside and noticed that it didn’t rain! I don’t know why, but I feel kind of disappointed and even a little foolish! Having prepared for something that never really happened, I’m slightly let down! I wouldn’t have had to work so hard if I had known that it wasn’t going to rain after all! Which is silly… because I SHOULD be glad that at least the roof job is DONE!

Long before I was created and born, God had a plan to use me for His good work. EVERYBODY has a part in that plan. As I live and grow, more preparation takes place as more good works get completed. Preparing and executing the work are always simultaneous. I never really know in advance what is coming! To be honest, sometimes I’m not even sure what I’m preparing FOR. And that, I guess, is the point!

I am NOT my own! I do not run my own ship. I turned the wheel of my life over to Him and He holds the title. I CONSTANTLY have to remind myself that I don’t NEED to know what He is doing or going to do, only what He is requiring of me RIGHT NOW! If I am preparing for a storm and the storm doesn’t come, I have prepared. THAT was the job!

In retrospect I have to chuckle. It’s the start of a new week and the roof that I hadn’t even known was bad, is repaired! But the gutter still leaks! Go figure!!!! I guess I still have some work to do! How about you?