God's "Plan" For You

I'm sure this is something you've all heard before. It's spouted all the time. God has a plan for you. And He does, I wholeheartedly agree with that. I do have a new twist on it though...

I was reading an article about God's Plan and the author made a very, very good point that isn't stressed in enough churches. We all hear about how God has a plan for you, but whenever we talk about it, we make it sound far off, in the distance, something we need to strive for. It seems like God's plan is never reachable because it is always in the future.

Have you ever thought that you might actually be living God's plan for you?

Yes, there are plans for the future, but God also planned what's already happened, and what's happening right now. Students, maybe God has a plan that in ten years you will be some great chemical engineer, but maybe, part of that plan, is for you to be exactly where you are right now, going to high school so you can learn what you need for that job. Maybe God has plans for you to be the next Billy Graham, but a part of that plan is for you to be involved in our student ministry so you get a foundation for your faith before you go out and do that.

So for all those who have heard that God has this grandiose plan for your life but have had those days where you feel you've fallen short because you're not living it, reevaluate. Maybe you are living that plan, you're just not at the huge exciting part yet...

~Jeremiah 29:11 - I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for.

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