Five days until Christmas
It is hard to believe
It feels as though the year has flown by
As I prayed yesterday -
As I petitioned the LORD, and said ‘speak LORD, your servant is listening’, this verse dropped in my spirit:
‘I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD; plans to prosper you and not to harm you; plans to give you a hope and a future.’ Jeremiah 29:11
It doesn’t always feel that way - especially if you are facing situations and circumstances which are so far beyond your understanding that they boggle the brain.
Yet, His Word is every bit as true as when He first spoke those words. His plans are good plans. And they never fail - no matter what it looks like to our feeble minds.
Every year when I decorate for the holiday season, there is inevitably a point I reach where I wonder if it will come together the way I envisioned it.
If I am honest, there are times when my plans just don’t come to fruition.
Last year was one of those years. Sick in my body, in the midst of a Lupus flare up and experiencing neurological issues, still trying to get my bearings and help my son recover from being struck by a drunk driver; nothing was as I planned. And I eventually abandoned my efforts to get things done exactly as I planned - resolving that it was as good as it was going to get because I just didn’t have the strength to complete my plans.
Life will sometimes crush your best intentions -
But not so with the LORD.
I am so glad that God is not us - that He is not me
He never sleeps or slumbers. He is all-powerful, always working and faithful to keep His promises. He always finishes what he begins.
‘God is not man, that He should lie, not a human being, that He should change his mind. Does He speak and then not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?’ Numbers 23:19
‘The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.’ I Thessalonians 5:24
‘Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.’ Hebrews 10:23
‘He will never slumber nor sleep; He is the Guardian-God for His people … Yahweh himself will watch over you; He’s always at your side to shelter you safely in His presence.’ Psalm 121:4-5
‘And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.’ Romans 8:28
This season - this morning - if you still have breath in your lungs … know that the good LORD is still developing the beautiful picture that is your life.
He is making something beautiful!
It will all come together before your eyes just as He planned it from the beginning.
Keep Trusting Him & Have a Blessed Day!
