Does God Want Me to Be Spontaneous?

God may want you to be spontaneous, but he also wants you to be
disciplined. How does that work? Well, unless you just want to have
no control over you impulses like a dog chasing a squirrel,
discipline is a necessary prerequisite to being spontaneous.
Spontaneity requires a schedule, Fr. Mike says. God can only
introduce new and exciting things into your day once you’ve done
the things he put on your path in the first place. So make a
schedule for your day. Yes, life will get in the way and you may
have to abandon some things on that schedule, but at least having a
schedule helps you decide whether or not the unexpected things are
more important than the priorities you set for yourself. Fully
embrace today by making a plan for it, as the author of Hebrews
encourages us: “But exhort one another every day, as long as it is
called ‘today,’ that none of you may be hardened by the
deceitfulness of sin” (Hebrews 3:13). The truly spontaneous person
has a carpe diem attitude that starts with a set of determined
goals. This determination is what gives him or her the energy boost
to get to the uncharted territory of spontaneity. Have the disciple
to schedule things right now so you have the freedom to be
spontaneous later.