You have probably heard that you should NOT put all your eggs in one basket. It is a common piece of advice given as a means to protect someone from losing everything by focusing solely on one plan or idea. Instead, it would be recommended that someone spread out their choices and keep their options open, so there is a fallback plan if a first idea does not work out.

I remember hearing that wise counsel when I was in high school and looking at colleges. Although I had visited many tables at the college fairs and gathered tons of brochures to bring home, when it was time to apply, I applied to only one. I considered some other possibilities but ultimately decided where I wanted to go and that was it. Even though it made perfect sense to me, my parents, guidance counselors, and teachers did not exactly agree. That’s when I heard it, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket!”, they cautioned. It was too big of a risk. What if I didn’t get into the one??

It is actually good advice. It was risky for me to gamble on just one college. If I didn’t get in, I would not only be devastated, but I would be behind my classmates and have to start all over. I could have easily expanded my selection and sent out a few more applications, spread my eggs out a little, you know? But I didn’t. Instead, I put my future on the line. Fortunately for me, this particular situation worked out in my favor. I was accepted into the college of my choice, but it could have ended very differently.

Putting all your eggs in one basket can have some pretty serious consequences depending on what you are facing. Getting into college was a pretty big deal for high school me, but there are even greater life-impacting circumstances that could be put at risk when you limit your options. So all in all, it seems safe to say that this idiom holds true…with one, big exception–when the basket you are putting all your eggs in is GOD.

No matter what situation you face, or how high the stakes are, you can never lose by putting all of your hope and trust in God and nothing else. HE is the one basket where all your eggs are safe. He is Plan A, and no other plan is needed. In Him, there is no risk. He is not a gamble. He does not lack. How do I know this? Because the Bible tells me so. When you examine the full counsel of God’s Word, you come away with confidence in knowing He is a sure bet. From beginning to end, you will find One who never fails.

In Proverbs, we learn that “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.” (19:21). This tells us that the wisdom we find here on earth is imperfect and limited, whether it is my own wisdom or advice I seek from others. We may think of a myriad of different plans or ideas, but ultimately, we are not the ones in control. God’s purposes and plans will stand. His purposes alone are sure. So if we have decisions to make or directions to find, why not seek the One who has the blueprint written in stone?

Not only are His plans secure, but His plans are also good. In Jeremiah 29:11, we find this promise: “For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you; plans to give you a hope and a future.” God has a plan in mind for each and every one of our lives. In fact, Psalm 139:16 says, “Every day of my life was written in your book before any one of them came to be.” In other words, His plan for you was already laid out and written down in the heavenlies before you were even a twinkle in your daddy’s eye. So yes, God has a purpose and plan for you, and it is for your good. Do you hear that?–for your good. Now that does not mean that everything we experience will feel good or even be a “good” circumstance. But when we are walking in His purposes, we can trust that His plan will be to accomplish good in us and for us.

God can handle anything we face. Our God is a strong and mighty God–there is nothing He can’t do! We see that over and over in the Word. In Jeremiah 32:27, speaking for Himself God says, “I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?” To which the only answer is NO! In the New Testament, Jesus echoes the words of His Father when He says, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” Nothing is impossible for God! We can trust Him with everything.

So when we have decisions to make or direction to seek, it is wise not to put all of our eggs in one basket, unless that basket is the wise, loving, capable hands of God. Your future is always safe with Him.