God Has A Plan

"Like a shadow declining swiftly...away...like the dew of the morning gone with the heat of the day; like the wind in the treetops, like a wave of the sea, so are our lives on earth when seen in the light of eternity." -Ruth Bell Graham

As we endure the hardships of life we must be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.  (II Tim 2:1-2)  Our life here is a preparation for a far different life to come!  In our humanness we try to dig deep and put roots down; our actions trying to foretell our future.  In reality, we are here and yet we are not meant to stay here.  God's plans for us are not limited to the ups and downs of every day life.  Our heavenly Father has bigger things in mind.  Had He not chosen to robe Himself in flesh and walk among us, we might feel removed from a distant Creator.  BUT our God is not a distant God.  Our God is one who understands far better than we ever could the essence of what it means to be human.  He understands our hopes and our fears.  He understands temptations.  He understands the meaning of anger and the cost of forgiveness.  He knows the conscience, the heart, and the soul of every human being who ever lived, including you.

As we struggle in the hardships and the occasional disappointments of life, we must remember that God has invited us to His abundance.  It is ours for today and eternity.  We must take heart and keep things in perspective.  We have the occasional defeats of this world, but we have all eternity promised us to celebrate the ultimate victory.

II Timothy 1:12, ...for I know in whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day

When I woke up this morning, I felt rather melancholy.  I woke from a rather stupid, aggravating dream and the blaring of the alarm clock.  It wasn't a moment filled with peace, as you can well imagine.  I also was thinking about my friend, Leah.  She is to have a major surgery in the morning and I can't be there.  Almost immediately from the time my feet hit the floor a song came to mind.  That song is by The Greenes (which is a whole other touching story in itself).  If I'm not mistaken the title of the song is: When God Has Another Plan.  It is a song that is meant to give hope.  It is a song that is meant to bring hope and be sung throughout the hardships of life.

When God has another plan, Just hold on and say "Yes", When God has another plan, Be assured that He knows best, When all your dreams have shattered, Rest in His sufficient grace, You don't have to understand, When God has another plan.  

It is really a beautiful song.  So as I stood there facing the mirror, trying to do my hair and look presentable for the day, I found myself trying to figure out the meaning to all the emotions I had awoken to.  I still haven't quite figured it out.  *shrugs*, it's a good thing I know (and trust) the One who knows and holds it all.

I am fully persuaded and have believed that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him.  I understand that His ways are not my ways.  I'm just a small piece of the bigger plan, and I want to be in His hands, allowing Him to place me where He sees that I fit best. He's the Master Artist.

He has a plan and I am fully persuaded that it is a good one!

ORIGINALLY WRITTEN: APRIL 29, 2011  (and on this 9th day of July 2016, 5 yrs and almost 3 months later, I am STILL fully persuaded).

Ya'll have a great weekend!