How To Make God Laugh

Ask and you shall receive. Something I have heard over and over again in my life. I believe there's another part to this that makes the first part useless if you don't follow through.

Ask and you shall receive... If you're open to receiving.

I've had plenty of days throughout my life where I was asking God for something that I wanted. Usually it was something that I felt I needed in order to get past a specific obstacle. Rarely do I receive what I want but I can honestly say that I always receive what I need. But only if I'm open to receiving it.

In having a meeting with a good friend yesterday, who approached me with something that I needed, he told me a funny joke.

"Do you want to know how to make God laugh?" he asked. To which I replied with a blank look on my face.

"Tell him your plans."

How true it is. Most things in life do not go as planned. From the houses we build, to the renovations we do, to the day off with my son, the date night with my wife, or the meeting with my team. They rarely go as planned.

This is not to say that I don't plan. My point is that I can't be attached to the plan. That's a recipe for unhappiness.

Just like a map, you need to know where you are and where you want to go. The map is one-dimensional though. It does not show you all the obstacles and detours you will need to take along the way. Life is multi-dimensional.

So I make plans, set goals and connect with my purpose. Then I let it go.

I know I'm going to get to my destination and then beyond because the journey is never over. It just won't be on the exact path I had planned.