Psalm 2

"The One whose throne is in heaven sits laughing,
Yahweh derides them."
Psalm 2:4

The best laid plans of men are looked upon by God and laughter is his response. Not that God doesn't want us to plan, far from that. But the scheming, politicking, and positioning that so often goes along with our plans is what must amuse God. For all of these things are simply attempts to fool ourselves into thinking that we are the ones in control of life and the future.
When I look honestly at my life I have to admit that there have been times when God must have laughed at me. The plans I've made and the attempts to make sure that "God's will is done" (amazing how we can fool ourselves into believing this) are nothing but comical now. So have I grown up or matured? I don't know, I would hope so, but even now it will take time and distance to be sure that I'm not trying to force God's hand in a particular way. So at least for today I will attempt to do what I can do and leave the rest up to God. I will live in the moment and not make plans that depend upon me getting others to do certain things or make specific decisions. I would rather have the chance to laugh with God over my foolishness rather than know that God was laughing at me.