Jer 29:11 (For I know the thought that I think towards you, saith the LORD, thought of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end.)
God’s plan for His children is far different from what we proposed for ourselves; His way is different from our way, as are His thoughts.
We won’t be able to know it until we are back to His presence to the fulfillment of our destiny.
Whatever challenges we are facing right now, it’s not out of His power; it’s towards the fulfilment of His promises for our lives.
If you’re a child of God, a genuinely born-again Christian, God is the one steering the wheel of your life, He will direct the vehicle from that muddy clay and lead it to the solid rock; that’ll definitely lead to the fulfillment of your destiny.
We were formerly children of disobedience, working under the direction of the prince of the world; many people had run the cause of their life and directed it inside the pit or muddy ground before they decided to give up the control and hand it over to the lordship of Christ.
It’s just like if someone is planning to go to Sokoto in the north and direct the vehicle to Lagos, the more accelerated the vehicle becomes, the more he gets lost and finds himself driving inside the ocean so soon if there is no one to checkmate him and guide him through the way.
This is our former estate before we surrender it to God; Satan was in control, directing it through the activities of the flesh, before we decided to give the steering wheel back to Jesus Christ.
As God has a plan for us, so has the devil; his own is to distract us from the true purpose to render us useless in the program of the almighty.
The moment we surrender our life to Jesus Christ, He is the one in control, whether we know it or not. He will surely remove our path from the muddy ground of life and lead us to the solid rock. Even though the process is tedious and stressful, He will surely bring us to the open space.
The journey of man is not to be decided by him; even the marital process is not determined by us if we diligently listen to his voice and abide by His words.
We must give Him full control without struggling with his authority over our lives, like many do, and miss the purpose of their calling.
This was what the Israelites did and turned the journey of forty days to forty years, while many of them perished in the wilderness.
No one can ever comprehend what God has in stock for him; his way is different from our way; likewise, his thoughts; the Bible says, “Eyes have not seen nor ears have heard what the LORD prepared for those who love Him and walk according to His purpose.”.
Even no prophet or herbalist can discern the plan of God; it’s hidden in God; it’s until one locates his position in Him that he won’t have access to it.
Joseph didn’t know what God had in stock for him until he got there; he overcame every obstacle on the way to reach his destination in God’s plan.
All what God requires from us is to listen diligently to His word and obey it without arguments for our enemy not to hijack our purpose and divert it to his own advantage.
God had great plans for gehazi, servant of Elisha, but greed and covetousness denied him access; instead of gaining the double potion of Elisha’s power, he ended up inherited the leprosy of Naman.
Many people that started well didn’t end up well as they refused to take care of the enemy within, and that one attracted the enemy without to hijack their destiny for the purpose of the devil.
Many Christians refuse to get rid of their flesh and that inturn turn alters the process of God in their lives and later turns them to mediocre in the things of the kingdom.
Everything works together for good to those who love God and walk according to His purpose, After all this trials and testing, whatever we pass through will end up bringing glory to the name of God and expanding His kingdom on earth, when the adversary that’s trailing our footsteps would have been consumed by the fire of affliction.
God arranged this things to bring praises and glory to His name and bring out the purpose for which we were created, that’s to show forth His glory in the end.
Prayer: Father, bring your plan for my life to fulfillment in you, in Jesus name, amen