What's Your Plan?
Have you ever been in a situation where you just don't know what to do? You were caught off guard, not prepared for what you were facing and therefore had no plan on how to respond?
Life is full of uncertainties, we have many paths we can follow. God has one way for us, it is narrow, and few follow. Some of us take life as it comes, we go here and there depending on the moment with little forethought. Others plan so hard that they don't move until everything falls rightly in place. Yet many are afraid of taking risks so they follow the wide path that seems safe yet leads to disaster.
Can we say we know God's plan for our life? We cannot know it fully for it is beyond what we can imagine or think, but if we are walking with God, we should know enough to move forward. Paul here in Ephesians chapter 3 shares God's plan that was revealed to him. Paul was not confused and unstable but certain of his calling, and so should we.
Before I knew Jesus I had like a million plans for my life, so I kept changing my mind what I really wanted to do, and therefore changing my college degree, which wasted a lot of time and money. Now that I know Jesus I have so much confidence, I trust that He knows what is ahead of me, and is guiding me step by step. I have an inner witness that I am in His perfect will. He gives me enough of a glimpse ahead to make the decisions necessary to prepare for what is to come.
It is amazing to know that God has a plan for our lives, there is a reason we exist. He has made us unique, different than anyone else for a specific purpose.
Paul in Ephesians 3:6-7 "And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus. By God’s grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News."
This is God's ultimate plan and we all have a specific role with gifts and talents given to fulfill it. And as Paul states we don't deserve God's blessings yet because of His love for us He blesses us anyway. We the church have been set apart to display God's wisdom in it's rich variety (vs.7). If we follow God's plan the unique specifics will be revealed as needed. So let us therefore use whatever He has put in our hands, whatever he has placed in our hearts to spread His Good News.
Life is full of uncertainties, we have many paths we can follow. God has one way for us, it is narrow, and few follow. Some of us take life as it comes, we go here and there depending on the moment with little forethought. Others plan so hard that they don't move until everything falls rightly in place. Yet many are afraid of taking risks so they follow the wide path that seems safe yet leads to disaster.
Can we say we know God's plan for our life? We cannot know it fully for it is beyond what we can imagine or think, but if we are walking with God, we should know enough to move forward. Paul here in Ephesians chapter 3 shares God's plan that was revealed to him. Paul was not confused and unstable but certain of his calling, and so should we.
Before I knew Jesus I had like a million plans for my life, so I kept changing my mind what I really wanted to do, and therefore changing my college degree, which wasted a lot of time and money. Now that I know Jesus I have so much confidence, I trust that He knows what is ahead of me, and is guiding me step by step. I have an inner witness that I am in His perfect will. He gives me enough of a glimpse ahead to make the decisions necessary to prepare for what is to come.
It is amazing to know that God has a plan for our lives, there is a reason we exist. He has made us unique, different than anyone else for a specific purpose.
Paul in Ephesians 3:6-7 "And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus. By God’s grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News."
This is God's ultimate plan and we all have a specific role with gifts and talents given to fulfill it. And as Paul states we don't deserve God's blessings yet because of His love for us He blesses us anyway. We the church have been set apart to display God's wisdom in it's rich variety (vs.7). If we follow God's plan the unique specifics will be revealed as needed. So let us therefore use whatever He has put in our hands, whatever he has placed in our hearts to spread His Good News.
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