GOD’S REASONS -NOT OUR OWN!

(THERE IS A REASON FOR EVERYTHING)

TODAY’S SCRIPTURES: “For I have plans for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11

TODAY’S MESSAGE: Have you ever started your day with what you thought were great plans, but for some reason, your plans were disrupted, and you had to turn your whole day in a different direction? If you haven’t noticed, this takes place quite often. There is always something that gets in the way of our perfect plan. Our God has his own plans for our lives. He has a mission for us to complete, and if our direction is different than his, then he will change our direction. A good example of this is when Saul was on his way to Damascus to persecute Christians. Saul had a plan. On this day he was on his way to persecute and throw in prison those who loved and talked about Christ Jesus. However, on his journey his plans changed. Suddenly, there was a bright light that surrounded him. He fell to the ground, and he heard a voice from heaven. This voice was the voice of Jesus, himself. Our Lord had a plan that was about to override the plan of Saul. Saul was about to go through the greatest transition that anyone could think of going through. The plan that God had for Saul was one of greatness is Jesus. He was about to become one of the greatest supporters of the message that ever lived. This transition was one of salvation, forgiveness and healing in his life. Saul’s plan for the day was all of the sudden gone! A new plan took its place. Saul was in the process of becoming one of those who he had been hunting down. What a transition. Our lives are no different. There is a reason for everything. There are no coincidences. Our God is in control, and he will try very hard to keep us on the straight path. The next time our plans are disrupted let’s just take a step back and see what God is trying to do in our lives. It may be time to pick up the Bible to read it, to meditate upon it, to pray to Him, or to listen carefully to the Holy Spirit. Whatever the reason our plan changes we must be aware that it may be God working in our lives. We should listen and love our God just as he loves us. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!