I learned that if I try to manipulate a situation, God will allow my plans to change so that His will be accomplished.
In the recent one-day Mexico mission trip, I asked people to volunteer at various locations. But I also used my “executive power” to put certain people in specific locations with the intent of doing what I think is best for them.
As it turned out in one case, the person I put in a location where I thought was a favor to him turns out not wanting to be there. So in the end, I changed him back to where he asked to be in the first place.
That probably makes no sense to anyone reading this, but to me, it was an incident where I saw the hand of God at work in an unexpected way.
God taught me that my wisdom is not that wise. He taught me to continually submit to Him. He taught me to ask Him first.