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I don't think it's that I'm incompetent when it comes to technical things. I think I was just born a hundred years too late. I probably would have fared better when they hadn't invented so many machines and appliances, and computers. I would have done fine in those simpler days. I mean sometimes it is just so embarrassing. I can't, you know, get a lamp to work, or I can't get some appliance to work, and no matter what I do it doesn't go on. The ending is too often the same. My youngest son for example would come in and say, "Dad, is it plugged in?" "No." Oh, I didn't check that! I hate that! So many times we tinker with everything and miss the one simple factor that needs to change.

I'm Ron Hutchcraft, and I want to have A Word With You today about "God's Blessing and Broken Things."

Our word for today from the Word of God offers a possible diagnosis for why some important things in your life just aren't working right now. Maybe you're like me trying to get things working at the house. You've tinkered with all the different parts of the problem. Well, have you considered the possibility that it isn't working because God is withholding His blessing? And it won't work until God gives His blessing to that part of your life. You say, "Well, why?" Well, because something He really values may be missing.

Our word for today from the Word of God, Psalm 133:1 and 3 - "How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity. For there, the Lord bestows His blessing." Did you catch what the Lord is saying here? "I put my blessing where My people are together and unified." The implication might be this. Where they are not unified, I do not put My blessing.

Well, let's look at your personal frustration right now - that door that is not opening, the money that just doesn't come, maybe the child who won't respond, the results that just aren't coming no matter how hard you work. Could it be that you're not plugged in to God's blessing because there are fractured relationships, strained relationships right now?

1 Peter 3:7 tells husbands to "treat their wives properly so that their prayers will not be hindered." In other words, when that relationship with your wife isn't right, God will not answer your prayers. Maybe your children will not come around until mom and dad deal with the walls that are between them. Your church won't grow until those factions come together in a common cause. Like rescuing the dying people all around you. The money or the answer won't come until you fix that broken relationship.

See, that broken relationship, and you know which one it is, is breaking God's heart. Do everything in your power to take down the walls that might be costing you the blessing of almighty God. Keep checking until you understand what is there that's broken that God says needs fixing. Quit tinkering with the problems that really aren't the problem.

You have to go check and make sure you're plugged in at the right place. Check the power source. And the power source is a current called the blessing of God. There is nothing worth sacrificing His blessing for. And no sacrifice too great to have His blessing. He's told us where He puts that. He's told us where He gives that blessing.

It's when He sees His people hand in hand.

This hour, we look at some of the stories making headlines before catching up with Dr. Michael New. He has done some analysis on Planned Parenthood’s latest report that shows, once again, Planned Parenthood performs more abortions, receives more taxpayer dollars, and delivered decreased several health services. Then, Then, a viral Instagram message from Shane Winnings, CEO of Promise Keepers, is gaining traction online, but it comes as his scheduled campus event at the University of Connecticut was abruptly canceled without a clear explanation, raising fresh concerns about viewpoint discrimination and free speech on college campuses. Join us to learn more.

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Have you ever felt like something is missing in your spiritual life? What’s often missing is the difference in knowing something in our head and having it come alive in our heart. In this message from the “Love Incorruptible” series, Pastor J.D. takes us through a passage in Ephesians and shows us why it’s not enough just to know facts. God has to grant us spiritual sight if we want to know him more and see his true glory.

It’s fine to look out for number one—as long as we understand who number one really is. Dr. Tony Evans explains how freedom in Christ leads us to serve others instead of ourselves.

What are your daughter’s emotions telling you about her inner world? Author Dannah Gresh chats about the lies our girls believe, the powerful emotions they face, and how to deal in healthy ways with both.

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“Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.” - Proverbs 19:21

We’re often told to plan for the future. Build a budget. Set retirement goals. Create a roadmap for success. And those things can be wise and helpful. But what happens when the future doesn’t follow the plan?

That’s a tension many people experience but rarely talk about: the paradox of planning. Scripture teaches that planning matters—but it also reminds us that even our best plans are never the final word.

Whether it’s a financial roadmap, a retirement timeline, or a weekly budget, planning helps us prepare for what lies ahead. And the Bible affirms that kind of wisdom.

In Proverbs 6, we’re told to consider the ant. Without anyone directing her, she gathers food in the proper season and prepares for what’s ahead (Proverbs 6:6–8). The lesson is clear: be diligent, think ahead, and use today wisely to prepare for tomorrow.

Planning itself is not the problem.

In fact, planning can be an act of stewardship. It reflects responsibility, foresight, and wise management of the resources God has entrusted to us.

But planning carries a subtle danger. What begins as wisdom can slowly drift into self-reliance.

Once we build a plan, it can be easy to believe we control the outcome. We may not say it out loud, but deep down, we start thinking, I’ve got this figured out.

That’s why James offers a strong warning:

“Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit’—yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring.” (James 4:13–14)

James is not condemning planning. He is confronting presumption—planning that assumes we are in control and forgets our dependence on God.

This is the paradox we must learn to embrace: Plan wisely. Trust deeply. Prepare diligently. Surrender completely.

Our plans should never replace our dependence on God. They should reflect it.

The apostle Paul gives us a powerful example of this in Acts 16.

Paul and his companions had a clear strategy. They intended to preach in Asia. It was thoughtful, strategic, and mission-driven. But the Holy Spirit prevented them from going there.

They tried another route toward Bithynia, but again they were redirected.

Then Paul received a vision of a man from Macedonia saying, “Come over and help us.” That moment changed the course of Christian history. Instead of continuing east, the gospel crossed into Europe for the first time.

Paul had a plan—but God had a greater one. What looked like an interruption was actually divine guidance.

The same can be true for us. A job opportunity falls through. An investment underperforms. A door closes unexpectedly. A timeline shifts.

Our instinct is often to assume something has gone wrong. But what if those moments are invitations?

Sometimes what feels like a setback is actually a redirection toward something better than we imagined.

Faithful planning doesn’t mean gripping our plans with a clenched fist. It means holding them with open hands.

The late pastor and author Tim Keller once said, “You can make plans, but you cannot make outcomes.”

That captures the heart of biblical planning. We are called to think ahead, act wisely, and steward well. But outcomes never ultimately rest in our hands.

As Proverbs 16:9 reminds us: “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.”

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