Murphy's Law

Wouldn't it figure that any attempts to draw close to God, step out in faith, or attempt a new project, yields opposition. Is it the devil? Is Murphy's law true?

Maybe, maybe. Now I could go through the history of Murphy's law and its coinage at Edwards Air force Base. Or I could discuss the seemingly more applicable and older sod's law rooted in some idiomatic European saying. But, the question of validity still remains. If anything can go wrong will it? Well, maybe the best way to support a quip is with a quip. So here are a few:

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Measure twice: cut once.

“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien "The Hobbit"

If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.

Is there a pattern? I used to say that some of my best lessons came from my hip pocket. However, truth be known, they were often fraught with mountains of ambiguity that only added to rapid hair loss. In spite of my planning fiascoes, the idea may have had merit enough to engage student participation which was why I thought it was successful. Regardless, having a plan attempts to foresee the hair pulling teeth grinding hinderances and steer clear of as many as possible.

My tips:
In spiritual matters and reaching toward God and following His will one must know to expect a blow below the belt by the enemy of your soul. Your only plan is to count on a smashing punch to your most vulnerable spot. Jesus talked about the forceful advance of the Gospel which indicates that a conflict is ensuing. In other words, this is war. But, know this; God is on your side especially flinging everything down and allowing Him to take control. He isn't in the failure business. The only caveat, His idea of success may be different than ours. Don't give up!

For projects, lessons and those areas that we can plan for, remember these three words: analyze, draft, and develop. If you are familiar to instructional design than you probably recognize this as the first three phases of the instructional design model ADDIE.

Start by breaking things down, delving into where you want to target, determining resources an so forth. This is where Edwards Air Force Base used Murphy's law to seek out any possible flaws that would disrupt a plan. From that breakdown, devise a plan to avoid the POTENTIAL disruption or flaws. From there you can draft, hone, and develop your plan that will set you on a sturdier path.