Today we are thinking ahead. We plan for the next day, we plan for the monthly bills, and we plan our lives for all those appointments that creep up. How do we plan? Some plan meticulously, letter by letter, and in paper order. Some plan by talking it, and some plan by thinking it. Each has his own way to set up the plans and organization necessary to live one's life successfully. How do we plan for the unexpected? How do we plan for the spiritual growth so necessary? Are they to be coordinated or are they separate? Suppose you meet a life threatening scenario, does that not involve the spiritual? And in planning on spiritual growth, does that not take into account the unexpected? (At least it should.) As we grow spiritually in strength, we need to enlarge that growth with possibilities of eventful happenings. Perhaps it is an event in the family or with friends or locally or nationally. How would you handle it? Would you be strong enough spiritually to think clearly and to plan and make the right steps? We cannot know what is ahead but we can grow in such a way that we can accept our vulnerability but depend on our confidence and our spiritual strength.