This week didn’t go quite how I planned.
If I’m honest, it didn’t go anywhere near how I planned.
I went into it organised and ready — lists written, timings mapped out, and a big weekend dedicated to making serious progress on the bathroom renovation. In my head, it was going to be one of those productive weekends where everything just clicked into place.
But from the very start of the week, things began shifting.
Small delays. Unexpected changes.
Plans falling out of place one by one.
And with each disruption, I could feel myself getting tense.
Frustrated.
Annoyed.
Trying to force things to work the way I wanted them to.
Eventually, after far too much internal grumbling, I had to stop and remind myself:
This isn’t my plan.
It’s God’s.
And looking back now, I can see the truth of it so clearly.
The way the day unfolded, I wouldn’t have gotten everything done anyway.
Or worse — I would’ve rushed, cut corners, and tried to push through in my own strength.
God was protecting me from that.
He was slowing me down.
He was gently reminding me that His timing is always better than mine.
When God Rearranges Our Plans
We often think disruptions are setbacks, but sometimes they’re simply God realigning our path.
Proverbs 16:9 says:
“In their hearts humans plan their course,
but the Lord establishes their steps.”
I had planned my course — well.
But God knew the steps I actually needed.
And this week, those steps didn’t include rushing through a renovation.
They included learning patience.
Letting go.
And remembering Who is really in control.
Sundays of Stillness
One thing I’ve committed to is keeping Sundays free from work.
A day to pause. To breathe. To reset.
And this week, that rest felt even more necessary.
Twice on Sunday, I heard the same message — to be overflowed with God’s love.
Not just receiving it…
but letting it fill me, shape me, soften me, and overflow into how I live and respond.
It struck me because it’s something I know I need.
You can’t overflow with something you haven’t first allowed yourself to receive.
And when I’m stressed or frustrated or insisting on my own timing, I’m not exactly open to overflow — I’m just surviving.
But God wants more for us than survival.
He wants us full.
He wants us rested.
He wants us open enough to be filled again.
I didn’t manage any photography this weekend — not a single sunrise, not a landscape.
So instead, I’m sharing some older photos of benches.
There’s something beautifully symbolic about a bench.
It invites you to stop.
To take it in.
To sit, breathe, and remember that life isn’t meant to be rushed.
A bench says:
“Slow down.
Trust the process.
Trust His timing.”
Sometimes the most spiritual thing we can do is stop trying to control everything and simply sit with God — whether on a bench, in prayer, or in the stillness of our own hearts.
Trusting God With the Pace of Our Lives
But He sees what I can’t.
He knows what I don’t.
And His timing is always worth trusting.
So if your plans have fallen apart this week…
if things didn’t happen the way you hoped…
if the timing feels off or slow or frustrating…
Maybe — just maybe — God is protecting you from rushing ahead.
Maybe He’s inviting you to sit on the bench, pause for a moment, and remember:
The One who holds time also holds you.
A Short Prayer
Lord, help me trust Your timing more than my own plans.
Teach me to slow down, to breathe, and to rest in Your love.
Overflow my heart with Your presence and guide my steps in Your perfect pace.
Amen.
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