Plan to Be Surprised

Yesterday, I went to Gastonia to have lunch with Kristen. Kristen and I went to college together at Mercer, and God saw fit, some years later, to put us together again in the same place at the same time. Our friendship has grown so much since then. As we were outside playing with her soon-to-be four year old son, she asked me,

"Did you ever imagine when we were in college that you would be here playing with my kids?"

My answer was no. But then I followed it up with, "But I don't really remember what I imagined my life would be like." She agreed.

Just a few moments ago, I finished watching the movie Dan In Real Life. He ends the movie with the following narration.

"...life plans, and how we allmake them. And how we hope that our kids make good, smart, safe plans of their own. But if we're really honest with ourselves, our plans don't work out as we'd hoped. So instead of asking our young people, 'What are your plans? What do you plan to do with your life?' maybe we should tell them this...'plan to be surprised.'"

Plans...imaginations...hopes...dreams. I think the movie may have gotten it right. Plan to be surprised! You will be anyway.

I want to live my life with that in mind. I want to plan to be surprised.