OWC 2026 Devotional | Week 3, Day 2

GOD, WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR ME?

Accomplishing a plan is so satisfying. As a planner, I thrive on both creating and executing plans. I like to follow my own plan from start to finish, but following someone else’s plan is fairly difficult. I find myself preferring a different order, or adding or removing tasks. If I haven’t made the plan, I have a hard time following that plan. This is often true for me when it comes to following the Lord’s plans as well because, if we’re being honest, sometimes the Lord’s plans just don’t make sense to us.  

Read Joshua 6 

Joshua was a trained warrior. He was leading a nation into battle and needed a battle plan. Instead, he got a marching band plan. For six days, Israel was to simply march around the city gates one time. Then, on the seventh day, all they could add to their efforts was to have the priests blow trumpets and the people shout, believing that God would bring down the walls of the city so they could overtake it.  

Thankfully, Joshua was much better at following someone else’s plan than I am, because He followed God’s plan perfectly. Joshua didn’t only have to decide to follow a plan that didn’t make much sense, but he had to convince an army to follow the plan as well. Scripture doesn’t record any arguments from Joshua. He didn’t ask follow-up questions, and he didn’t offer an alternative plan; he followed God’s plan. Even though he could have argued that he was trained as a warrior and would prefer a plan that would allow his strengths to shine. He could have also argued that others might not like the plan and that he could lose his credibility by following this plan. However, he seemed to understand that the best plans aren’t designed so we can shine, and that the best leadership he could provide to the people following him was a deep faith in God and deep faithfulness to God. It almost seems that Joshua didn’t really care if he liked the plan; he only cared about hearing from the Planner. 

Joshua models how trusting in the Planner is much more important than understanding the plan. 

Joshua didn’t need to understand the plan; he just needed to trust 

the Planner. 

Our lives will experience the same fruitfulness and victory when we learn to desire less of an understanding of the plan and desire more in growing our trust in the Lord and His plans.  

• When has it been hard for you trust in the Lord’s plans? 

• What is the Lord revealing to you about trusting in His plans?