Life is full of ups and downs. From one day to the next we do not know what it will bring. Good news? Bad news? Death? Tragedy? Exhilarating joy? Trouble? It is a mixed bag at best and can be frustrating at times. For the believer, life is equally perplexing. Just because we know Christ doesn’t make us exempt from this world’s issues. We are told to live IN it but be not OF it. Christians bleed if they are cut; they suffer and become upset at circumstances that rage around us. Having said that, I must quickly add that though we endure the same types of trials as those who do NOT know Christ, we have words from God like the scripture up above from Jeremiah to bolster our faith and encourage us.
God has plans for us. His perfect will entails more than just us praising and worshipping him. He wants to use us. He has given each of us gifts, talents, and tools to use for His glory. We are to speak His word to those who would receive it. He has a plan for you. His plans will not bring about our ruin. Never. If we travel down a rabbit trail that is not of His choosing then we may end up with regret, but that is not by the design of God. He has plans for us.
He has plans for our good. He has plans that will benefit us. They may come with their fair share of heartache and disappointment, but it is all by design to build our character and make our faith strong. What God desires from us is unflagging devotion, not the kind that wilts in the heat of the first trial we encounter.
Why does He have plans for us? His desire is to not only give us a future we can look forward to, but one with hope. Hope is a wonderful thing to have. Without hope we are a people most miserable. Without hope we are left with despair. Without hope there is nothing to look forward to. But be of good cheer because the Word states that God has plans that are good plans that are designed to give us a future with HOPE.
You see, the devil cannot compete with what God offers us. God is a giver, Satan is a taker. The only things Satan gives us are evil, ungodly, despicable things that perhaps look appealing on the surface, but under the attractive covering are rotten, decaying garbage. He is a stealer and a destroyer. God on the other hand, builds and creates and blesses and heals. The only plans Satan has for you are to spend all of eternity in HIS kingdom, hell.
God’s plans are pure and wholesome. They are righteous and just. There is nothing false or unsavory about them. They are individualized as well. God has a plan for YOU. What is it? Pray and find out. Seek His face consistently to see what He has in mind and in store for you. God wants you to succeed. He wants you to be victorious. It is His desire for you to be “prosperous, even as your soul prospers”. He wants you to see your future through the eyes of hope.
It’s now time to say the following little ditty that we all learned as a child in Sunday school or children’s church: “God said it, I believe it and that settles it!” Amen? Amen!
WALK WITH THE KING TODAY AND BE A BLESSING!
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