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And in that moment, a thought filled my heart with a rush of confidence for the rest of the drive: This is God’ s plan, not mine. All the details are now his.
Adapted excerpt from What Does God Have Planned for Me Next? by Doug Wekenman. Copyright © 2026. Published by WaterBrook, an imprint of Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group, LLC. Used by permission.
So, here’ s a thought-provoking question: When it comes to God’ s plans, can you get out of your own way? Because if you can’ t, your commitment to your own details will even-tually limit what God wants to do. Trust me, when you step out in faith and follow God into the unknown, you want to know in the depths of your heart that it was his idea. Because then the outcome is on him.
And that’ s the feeling of gratitude and peace I felt as we crossed the Texas state line. God, thank you for ruining my plans.
I challenge you to turn your plans into a prayer and surrender the outcome to God. Open your hands and release your grip. He’ s a good Father with good intentions and your best interests at heart.
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Doug Wekenman is the Teaching Pastor at Red Rocks Church and leads the Austin location alongside his wife and best friends. Passionate about making faith come alive for people, Doug writes and teaches about trusting God and taking the next step in life with confidence, including What Does God Have Planned for Me Next? He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Samantha, their three children, and their black lab, Luna. Doug loves people, the ocean, golf, sneakers, and tacos— though not always in that order. 63