The Lord's Purpose Prevails~

Thursday Greetings~

Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

God knows the plans He has for us, and He is also aware of the plans we have for ourselves.

Proverbs 19:21 "Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails."

He knows what we want, why we want it, when we want it, and where we want to be when we get it. But when we seek Him and pray for guidance, this means that sometimes we will not get our way. Thank God!

I can think of a few things that if I would have had my way, my life would be considerably less enjoyable then it is right now. Maybe doing things his way worked for Sinatra, but it hasn't worked for me.

Nevertheless, His purpose for His children prevail. And what is His purpose? To prosper us in mind, body, and soul. To never harm us. To give us hope and a bright future.

We need to accept the above-statement as fact if we want to be content. We also need re-evaluate the definition of prosperity and what it means to have a bright furture because like I said yesterday, not all of us are in a great place right now. Many of us are questioning not only God's plans, but maybe even His love for us.

"If God loves me so much, why did He allow ____________?"

Yesterday we learned that the plans belong to God. Today we must nourish our faith and tell God that we trust Him. That He is trustworthy. That we want our plans to align with His. That He knows best. That He and He alone has the ability and the desire to bless us beyond belief and to overwhelm us with peace.

Once upon a time I did fill in the blank above and questioned why a loving God would allow my mom to die of cancer at 47.

Want to know what He said?

Tomorrow. Hahaha~

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Your Way is better than ours. We do trust You. We want Your best for us and our families, and if this means not getting our way, then as scary as it is to give up control, we do it. Oh wait, we have no control! Prosper us now in every area of our lives. Pour out Your peace on us that we may be content. In Jesus' name, AMEN~