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Sunday, January 2, 2011

God's plans for your life

     Almost everybody, at one point or another, has put thought into what they wanted to do for their lives. Even kids 5 years old think about it, albeit, most want to be police officers, firefighters, astronauts, or movie stars, they've still thought that far into their future. I know for years that I wanted to have my career in computers, because I loved all that techie junk. That, however, was not God's plan for my life. He had much different plans for me, and I'm glad I was listening. Before I go on any further, I want to share Jeremiah 29:11 with you, which says, "'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'"
     God always has the perfect plans for us, and His plans for me were to make me a youth pastor. I had waited until my graduating summer to actually hear that loud and clear from God, at which point, I had to change my plans very quickly from going to a life focused on getting a degree in computers to a life focused on getting my degree in youth ministry. And while changes in plans got a little hectic for a bit, God kept me calm through the whole thing, because I know for a fact that He has the perfect plan for me, and He also has perfect timing, so He told me I was going to be a youth pastor right when I needed to hear it, not a second early, or a second late.
     So let me leave you with a challenge: have you been listening to what God wants you to do with your life? Or are you dead set on a path that you want to be on?

3 comments:

  1. Hey, the techie stuff is NOT junk! That stuff is so much fun. This is so cool because I am using that verse to prepare for my Bible study tomorrow. As I was preparing I decide to write on my blog and to check and see if you had posted. God is pretty awesome at times huh?!

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  2. Listening to God is something that I am working on right now. It is very difficult but definitely worth it!

    Great post by the way!

    Elizabeth

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  3. I enjoyed reading this post. I read the others also. You are on the right track. God will be with you. I have added myself as a follower. May God Bless You.

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