I believe the Scriptures teach that God has a decree, a plan that he made before the foundations of the world (Isa. 14:24). This is a plan that He is sovereign over, it is a plan that is unchanging, and it is a plan that is all-encompassing (Lam. 3:37–38). This means that, yes, it is a plan that not only includes the death of His son (1 Pet. 1:20) … This plan includes Ela's journey and the "normal" to which we had to adjust.