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October 19 2005
Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21
There is no point in making plans as if God doesn't exist, because the future is in his hands. My question is how will I react if God steps in and rearranges my plans? It is necessary to plan ahead, but place God's desires at the center of my planning, and know that he will never disappoint me.
I have a new love for Fido's, not only is it a social place, but it is somewhere where I can relax. A place where I can go to clear my mind, and put things back in focuse. I went last night and had an amazing conversation with my father, my creator, my friend. It was a conversation well overdue!
As I sat there I came across a verse that spoke to me. It is James 4: 14, Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while, and than vanishes away.
It was like a breath of fresh air. I do not know what God has planned for me. I am just a vapor that can disappear at anytime.
* Life is short, enjoy it! It doesn't matter how many years that you live on this earth, but what matters is how you lived them. Live for God today! If you live for God today, than no matter how long you have lived , you will have fulfilled God's plan for you.
Humble yourself in the presence of the Lord, and he will lift you up. The word that gets me is WILL. It says he WILL lift you up, not he might, or maybe, but WILL.
Humbling yourself means recognizing that our worth comes from him alone. To be humble involves working with his power, according to his guidance.
* I don't deserve God's favor, but he reaches out to me with love, and gives me worth and dignity despite all of my shortcomings. That love is what I have been longing for, searching for, but searching in the wrong places. Only God can provide an unconditional love, not others like myself.