Secret to Stress-less Planning

It has been a while since I have written here, but it is good to come back.

In recent months I have been studying Luke’s gospel in my daily readings, and been writing notes as I go with the intention of adding them to this blog.  But the notes are still in notebook or word doc.  I like to keep things in order, and wanted to share things in sequence in this blog.  Well, that hasn’t happened.

So this morning as I was doing my daily reading in Luke, one phrase in struck me.  I am in chapter 22, up to the part where it is coming up to passover.  Here is the story:

 Then came the Day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be killed.  And He sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat.” 

So they said to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare?” 

And He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house which he enters.  Then you shall say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?”’  Then he will show you a large, furnished upper room; there make ready.” 

So they went and found it just as He had said to them, and they prepared the Passover. (v.7-11, NLT)

Notice what Jesus told Peter and John:  ”Go and prepare the meal for us, that we may eat.”

Now if that was you or I, we may possibly look at the task and thinking about all the arrangements. At least I would. So I would start planning for this meal… and then start getting stressed wondering how I was going to get it all together. Firstly, I would need to find a place. Then I would need to make it look nice. And all that before even thinking about the food!

But hey, look!!! Peter and John didn’t start to fuss. They simply asked the Lord a question, “Where do YOU want us to prepare?”

And LOOK…. Jesus already had the arrangements in hand. They just needed to listen and follow HIS instructions.  He didn’t tell them to go and make arrangements.  He said, “GO AND PREPARE…”

Hmmm…. I think I can learn many lessons from that… and stress less!!!  Let us go and do as He instructs and leave the details to Him.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)

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