Proverbs 16:9 (NLT) We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps.
Jeremiah 10:23 (NIV) I know, O LORD, that a man's life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps.
It was D.D. Eisenhower who said: "In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." Mintzberg & Quinn in their text The Strategy Process observed: "Strategy deals with the unknowable, not the uncertain." Business leaders work hard at looking at patterns, factors, trends, research, known and unknown needs - elements, among others that go into planning; but they do not know the future. God does. The Christian business leader should use good planning and management techniques to control the business: but s/he does this with the absolute certainty that the LORD determines the outcome. This fact in no way excuses people from planning, thinking, strategizing. May I suggest the 8 Ps of Planning: Plan. Pray. Practice. Perform. Pray. Ponder (what is God saying and what am I to learn?) Pray. Perform.
Planning is good. Praying is essential.
Copyright© 2006 P. Griffith Lindell
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
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