What's the Plan?

Jeremiah 29:11—For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.

There is no doubt that God created us individually and with loving care.  He knows us by name, and He knows everything about us, even down to the number of hairs on our head.  He loves us!  So there is no way that He would plot evil against us. There is no way that He would plan ill for us.  He has plans for us, and they are for our welfare.  We have a future in Him.  Now, He never promised an easy road because (let’s be honest) the easy way is not usually going to grow you into your future.  At best, it might help you tread water and maintain the status quo of your life.  But it won’t grow you.  Growth is painful.  Sometimes, adversity will fall upon us. That is part of the human experience.  But what God promises is to use ALL things for good.  He doesn’t rain down adversity – adversity exists, it happens, on Earth.  God simply takes that negative and uses it for good.  He takes that loss and fills it up with something better than we could have imagined.  He takes our worries and provides.  He takes our anxieties and calms our spirits.  He takes our hurts and eases them.  We need only open our hearts and minds to see Him at work in every moment of every day.  It is not ours to understand every detail of His plan – we need only trust that He sees differently than we do, and everything is working for good.

Today as you pray and meditate on His Word, praise God for His perfect plan for your life.  Thank Him for the His infinite power to take all things and work them for good.  Praise Him for the blessing of growth in the Holy Spirit.  Cry out to Him with your pain, your fears, your worries, and your angst.  Ask Him to comfort you, welcome Him as your provider, and pray that He would open your heart to see the work of the Holy Spirit.