God’s Word to You today is found in Jeremiah 29:11
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.
There are a lot of words here about plans. The important things are who is saying them and what is said.
There are a lot of people who when they read this get all righteous and puffed up because they know God just said He knows the plans and see it as He knows what they want and plan on giving it to them.
Why? Well He did use the words prosper and not to harm right? So it must be this. If I want something I need to pray real hard and better yet, if I can just get enough people on board and pray the same thing for me and well of course as long as I am following the golden rules and stuff, then of course God will bless my plans and give me what I want.
And it must be true because the guy in my Sunday school class is a jerk outside church and I know he drinks and cusses and he doesn’t ever get what he wants. God surely is just punishing him and denying him the blessings He has in store for a great follower like me, right?
Wrong. God knows the PLANS HE HAS MADE for us and His plans are for us to prosper and be safe but that comes from being in His will and His plan. We on the other hand seem to love to wander around and make excuses why His plans must be what we have on our hearts and desires.
Here is a simple truth. It isn’t meant to make you feel less if you aren’t here in your walk with God but it is a goal to seek and simple if not easy.
The closer you get to God, and as He is in your thoughts and actions the easier it is to know His will. And one major indicator is also simple. If the plans promote you more than God then you can figure it may be more your plan than His.
me n’ God love ya