As a young and inexperienced basketball coach, I was a little worried about my practices and if they would be effective. My mentor encouraged me to always make a practice plan and stick to it. My first attempts at planning were disorganized and often resulted in my practices looking more like a fire drill than a basketball practice. This complete chaos led to a junior high team that did not have a prayer of winning. After much trial and error, I have finally learned what it takes to make my practices both efficient and organized and what it takes to make my teams successful. This applies to our lives as well.

I thank God we don’t have to go through life with a disorganized practice plan. God has known us and what paths we would travel since we were in our mother’s womb. He has given us a divine guidebook for our lives in His Word. If we will simply ask Him, He will direct our steps. If we are willing to listen and to seek His will for our lives, we don’t have to run around in chaos; instead, He will lead and we will succeed.