Purposer
God created you with a purpose in life. You were no accident. Before you were ever born, He had a plan for you, and it is a good plan. It is a plan created by God for your utmost happiness and satisfaction.
“For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship) recreated in Christ Jesus [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].” Ephesians 2:10, Amplified Bible
You may be asking: Then what has happened to most people? They seem so miserable and broke and sick and dissatisfied. What has happened? What about me? Why am I struggling? I know God. I know His Word. I have been born again, and yet I don’t seem to be doing any better than the rest of the world. I can’t answer your question personally for you. Only God can. I know that for my own life, I have to spend time with Him every day to stay on track. I have to have quiet time to hear His voice. Whether that time is 30 minutes or 5 hours, all of us must take time to be with the One Who has the plan. As we walk with Him and talk with Him along the way, He unfolds the plan, step by step and detail by detail.
If we make some mistakes along this highway of life, God doesn’t crack our knuckles and tell us that we have blown the whole deal. No, no, no, a thousand times no. He has provided us with redemption from our failures through the blood of His Son Jesus. Failures do not spell an end to what God has for us to do. A mistake or a failed deal is our opportunity to believe that God will turn it around for us and help us to get back on track. Do not give up. He has so much for you. He loves you and has the best for you. These words are not old clichés. They are true. God loves each one of us and has good plans for us.
“For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.” Jeremiah 29:11, Amplified Bible. The King James Version says that His thoughts are thoughts of peace to give you an expected end. I see that word “expected” and realize that I must expect to see the goodness of God in my life. I must expect to see God move on my behalf. I know that disappointments and discouragement from failures of the past can have an influence on expectation. What each one of us must do is make a determined stand and with purpose and expectation, believe that the best will happen to us and for us, regardless of what we may be standing in at the moment. It’s a tough world in which we are living, and sometimes it just takes plain old “gutsy determination” to believe God and choose to see that His Word is true and will work for us. His Word will work for anyone who puts it to work.
What determines whether you are a failure or success in life? I believe we must turn to God’s Word for the answer. “This book of the law (Word of God) shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.” Joshua 1:8, KJV. This verse gives the key to success: GOD’S WORD! Keep the Word of God before you. Speak it day and night. Think on it day and night. Let it become your every thought 24-7. Do what it tells you to do. THEN, you will have a prosperous life and have good success. There it is; God has given us the answer to our question.
God has a plan, and He will direct you in it every day.
“For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship) recreated in Christ Jesus [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].” Ephesians 2:10, Amplified Bible
You may be asking: Then what has happened to most people? They seem so miserable and broke and sick and dissatisfied. What has happened? What about me? Why am I struggling? I know God. I know His Word. I have been born again, and yet I don’t seem to be doing any better than the rest of the world. I can’t answer your question personally for you. Only God can. I know that for my own life, I have to spend time with Him every day to stay on track. I have to have quiet time to hear His voice. Whether that time is 30 minutes or 5 hours, all of us must take time to be with the One Who has the plan. As we walk with Him and talk with Him along the way, He unfolds the plan, step by step and detail by detail.
If we make some mistakes along this highway of life, God doesn’t crack our knuckles and tell us that we have blown the whole deal. No, no, no, a thousand times no. He has provided us with redemption from our failures through the blood of His Son Jesus. Failures do not spell an end to what God has for us to do. A mistake or a failed deal is our opportunity to believe that God will turn it around for us and help us to get back on track. Do not give up. He has so much for you. He loves you and has the best for you. These words are not old clichés. They are true. God loves each one of us and has good plans for us.
“For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.” Jeremiah 29:11, Amplified Bible. The King James Version says that His thoughts are thoughts of peace to give you an expected end. I see that word “expected” and realize that I must expect to see the goodness of God in my life. I must expect to see God move on my behalf. I know that disappointments and discouragement from failures of the past can have an influence on expectation. What each one of us must do is make a determined stand and with purpose and expectation, believe that the best will happen to us and for us, regardless of what we may be standing in at the moment. It’s a tough world in which we are living, and sometimes it just takes plain old “gutsy determination” to believe God and choose to see that His Word is true and will work for us. His Word will work for anyone who puts it to work.
What determines whether you are a failure or success in life? I believe we must turn to God’s Word for the answer. “This book of the law (Word of God) shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.” Joshua 1:8, KJV. This verse gives the key to success: GOD’S WORD! Keep the Word of God before you. Speak it day and night. Think on it day and night. Let it become your every thought 24-7. Do what it tells you to do. THEN, you will have a prosperous life and have good success. There it is; God has given us the answer to our question.
God has a plan, and He will direct you in it every day.
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 7:21 AM
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