God's Got Plans for You

One of the most frustrating experiences in life is when you have taken the time to put together a plan, and it falls apart. For some reason, things just don't work out the way you "planned" for them to. You didn't "plan" to lose your house. You didn't "plan" to lose your job. You didn't "plan" for your car to break down. You didn't "plan" to get a divorce. All of these things just kind of happened, in spite of the "plans" that you had already made. The old saying goes, "the person who fails to plan has planned to fail". So planning ahead is essential to gaining success in life, regardless of the area. But my brothers and sisters, I want to encourage you today, despite what is going on or what has happened with "your" plans, you need to know today that God has Plans for you.

The discouraging thing about our plans not coming to fruition is that we really don't know what to do next. Of course it helps to have a "Plan B" if you will, but even with that, adjustments have to be made. Our plans not working out force us to make changes that, in a lot of cases, we were not mentally prepared for. However, the Plans that God has already established for you are Eternal. God doesn't need a Plan B for your life because His Plans will never fail. However, what God will never do is "force" His Plans on us. This is the challenge for humanity. The reason why the world is in the mess that it's in is because we've chosen our plans instead of God's Plan. God's Plan for humanity is Paradise. God's plan for humanity is peace and Blessing. But you have to "choose" God's Plan for your life, He won't choose it for you.

This is the decision saints that ultimately determines our Destiny. Whose Plan have you chosen? Have you chosen God's Divine Plan for your life, or have you opted to risk it with your own humanly conceived plans? And don't fool yourself, you can't have "part of your plan and part of God's Plan". God's Plan is not a hybrid. Either you do it His Way or your way. Now, He will be merciful with your plans, and by His Grace He may even bless your plans; but know for a certainty that you will not get the same results leaning to your own understanding (Proverbs 3) as opposed to simply submitting to His Divine Will.

The key to having God's Plan manifested in your life is identifying the Path that He has ordained for you to follow. Yes, God has a Plan for everyone's life, but you must follow the Path that God has ordained in order to get there. If you don't follow the Path, you don't fulfill the Plan. This is where a lot of believers have missed it, because the Path of God requires faith. His Path is not easy. It's challenging, difficult, and stretches us to grow beyond our comfort zone. But in the end, it yields the fruit of what God has ordained for our lives (Hebrews 12). If things are rough for you right now, if things don't seem to be "working out" in your favor, then it might be a good chance that God is Shaking things up to get you to choose "His Plan" for your life. Remember, according to Jeremiah 29, God's Got Plans for You.