Today was another beautiful fall day. Not much color on the trees right now, but soon, too soon!

Even the wooly bears are venturing across roads and unfortunately I find myself seeing them too late and running them over. The old saying is the longer the brown stripe on the woolybear the longer the winter. That's one of those things I never remember when we get into the middle of winter. It seems that season is much to long no matter what the woolybears, or the hornets do!

There are times in life when we look to other things to help us cope with what tomorrow will bring. Some look at woolybears to see how long winter will be, I even find myself looking at the squirrels, some say the longer the tail and the bushier it is the harder the winter. One thing is for certain, winter always starts in December and doesn't end until March, how hard it is depends on how ready you are.

This is true with life. We can hope for the best and prepare for the worst. We can be ready for emergency situations or we can expect the other guy to be ready for us. As we have seen on the news lately saying you are prepared and actually being prepared are usually two different things!

Our heavenly Father has prepared a plan for each and every aspect of our lives. He is always ready when we aren't, always prepared to step in and take over. Ever wonder why we wait until things are really bad before we ask Him to take over? We lean on our own understanding.

The Bible makes it very clear that we are not to lean on our own understanding. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6. We need to lean on Him. That leaning comes through prayer, and reading His Word. When we are prayed up and tapped into His Word, it builds our faith and understanding of Who He is and What He has done and Why He has offered each of us peace that passes all understanding. Giving up each day to the Lord will bring that peace that He offers!