We Live the Given Life, not the Planned

A quote from Wendell Berry:

We live the given life, not the planned.

Reminds me of the pithy little saying - "Man plans, God laughs."   Both of those quotes comport well with divine sovereignty and the doctrine of vocation.  Could change the way we look at life.

Comments

[Matthew Anderson]

Tracy Morgan adopted that joke a few weeks ago on 30 Rock, and I thought the effect was spot on:

"If you want to make God laugh, make a plan, or read him a Dave Barry book."

The emphasis on "planning" is at the heart of all our late-modern pathologies. Barry is an excellent alternative, and I'm glad to know you're reading him. : )

[David Wayne]

Matt - I have some stories to tell about planning and creating mission and vision statements and all of that. I know it works for a lot of folks, this is what seems to drive Rick Warren, Bill Hybels and there followers. For me and my church, the vision casting and mission planning hasn't worked and I have even come to think we have some problems because of it.

Care to elaborate on this statement - The emphasis on "planning" is at the heart of all our late-modern pathologies - or have you written on that elsewhere?

[Julie]

How true this is! It seems like everytime I make a plan for my life - GOD has another direction for me. So...when I just let go and let GOD - everything seems to fall into place. How amazing is that?

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