We
often experience times when our plans do not work out, or our expectations and
goals are not fulfilled. We constantly have to make new plans and goals.
Sometimes, we make huge modifications in our life in order to meet what we
perceive as our needs.
We
can avoid this frustration and disappointment by walking in the Spirit, and by
following God's perfect plan for us each moment of the day (Ephesians 2:10). We
make Jesus the focus of our whole life (Colossians 3:3-4).
It
just takes practice and the patience to listen instead of think.
God
actually upsets the plans of nations, and hinders the strategies of people in
order to encourage us to walk in His ways (Psalm 33:10). He has our best
interest in His heart.
Only
the plans of the Lord will come to pass and last (Proverbs 19:21). As we
consult the Lord each moment of the day (Proverbs 3:5-6), His counsel will
remain for eternity and the purposes of His heart will continue through every
new generation (Psalm 33:11).
God
made the ultimate plan for the whole world, and He keeps His hand involved in
every individual's life through every generation in all the nations (Isaiah
14:26). He even tells us what to say, if we seek His direction before we utter
a word (Proverbs 16:1).
We
may have hopes and desires, but we surrender them to the Lord who controls our
steps (Proverbs 16:9). While we praise the Lord in every circumstance, His
Spirit directs our steps and keeps us from making mistakes that we will regret
(Psalm 37:23).
God
knows the end from the beginning. He does not live in time, but in eternity,
and He sees every event that ever occurred on this earth all at one time
(Isaiah 46:10). We cannot stop the Lord's purposes, so why not join Him. He is
our faithful companion.
Prayer:
Father
God, Your plans are set in stone, and we cannot change them (Isaiah 14:27). You
ordained the life of every person before we were ever born (Ephesians 2:20).
Your plans are for our good; and as we accept them, rather than trying to live
our own life, You work out every issue for our ultimate blessing (Jeremiah
29:11; Romans 8:28).
We
suffer fewer trials in the center of Your will, and chance or luck or karma has
nothing to do with the events that we experience. We find pure joy, peace and
love in Your ways. You care about every single aspect of our life, and we give
You praise for Your mercy and grace toward us every moment of every day.
Thought
for the Day:
God
judges each individual, and allows us to reap what we sow (Galatians 6:7-8),
because He does not make idle threats, but He means what He says in His Word
(Jeremiah 44:9); in both the good times and the bad, He is faithful to meet all
of our needs as we seek Him and His Kingdom above all else on this earth
(Matthew 6:33).
