For the joys and for the sorrows.....

I have been reminded recently of a song that my Mum loved when she was going through a very rough time

For the joys and for the sorrows
The best and worst of times
For this moment, for tomorrow
For all that lies behind
Fears that crowd around me
For the failure of my plans
For the dreams of all I hope to be
The truth of what I am

For this I have Jesus
For this I have Jesus
For this I have Jesus, I have Jesus
(Repeat)

For the tears that flow in secret
In the broken times
For the moments of elation
Or the troubled mind
For all the disappointments
Or the sting of old regrets
All my prayers and longings
That seem unanswered yet

For the weakness of my body
The burdens of each day
For the nights of doubt and worry
When sleep has fled away
Needing reassurance
And the will to start again
A steely-eyed endurance
The strength to fight and win
 
For this I have Jesus
For this I have Jesus
For this I have Jesus, I have Jesus
(Repeat)

  Graham Kendrick 

So many of these words resound with me at the moment. My planning isn't going how I would like it to. I write lists and complete one thing! I get frustrated by the failure of my plans - but here we are reminded they are just my plans not God's, my dreams, my regrets, my burdens. But for all of this I have Jesus and His plans for me are not necessarily mine but they are the best plans. The refining plans! 

This week I am making less plans! I am hoping to go to pilates,tutor, make an advent ring for church and have coffee with a friend. I am really looking forward to a willow wreath making morning on Saturday. I am also hoping to write our Christmas letter and start the Christmas cards and continue with my knitting. Ohhhhhhhhh - that already looks like quite a list of plans! It is really hard to just go with the flow when you are a planner!