OUR PLANS VS GOD’S
Jeremiah 29:11
We all have pictures of what our lives should look like, and we sometimes plan things out according to the picture we’ve painted in our heads. We know the type of person we want in a spouse, the life we want our children to live, the career we want, the house we are going to live in, the car we will drive, of what being a Christian looks like, what the church experience should be, and even have this perfect pedestal that our Pastor should remain on. If we’re real with ourselves, we will admit that most of the time our lives turn out to be nothing like that pretty picture we painted. Our plans may not work out, but God’s plan is always perfect for us. He knows what we need and when we need it.
Things are sometimes hard because we didn’t consult God first but even when we do it can still be hard. Know that you aren’t the first one to experience hardship and failure and you won’t be the last one. We must learn to trust God and His plan for our lives. His plan is for us to prosper and not be harmed and to give us hope and a future.
Let’s get our paintbrushes out and paint a new picture, one that has God in it. Once we learn to accept His plan for our lives, we will experience less stress because we know that no matter how hard life gets, God is in control. God’s plan will have us at higher levels than we could’ve ever imagined, so allow Him to take you to a new level!
-Jewel Vasser