Planning…

Planning is a huge part of my job. I just left a planning meeting with key stakeholders I am working on for the company who employs me. I said that, “I would rather spend the time now to get it right than to spend more time trying to fix it later.” The other people in the meeting laughed and said they felt the same way.

Chances are there will still be something we will need to fix later. There always is. Not even the wisest among us can see all ends, and the most patient among us still longs to move forward. Planning is important, but it does not get the project done.

We have spent years planning a facility for our church. We began planning before we ever purchased the property. We continued planning after we closed the real estate deal. We deal with a department of the city government called the “planning” department. We even have our own planner assigned to this project. Sometimes it seems like all we do is plan. We do want to spend the time now to get it right. We don’t want to have to fix it later. However; even the most patient among us wants to move it forward.

That time is coming. So is Jesus. Some days I wonder which one will get here first. Most days I believe the we will. Although I’m pretty sure it would be OK if I were wrong.