Yet, I doubt many of us spend most of our moments
experiencing this joy. I do not want you
to miss this joy—the joy of knowing that you are in the place of God.
I have encountered many friends who incessantly question God’s
will for their lives. Many people—even people
seeking hard after God—never feel certain that they are where God wants
them. I, myself, fight fear that I am
somehow missing the Lord’s plan for my life.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love
him, who have been called according to His purpose.
God is not limited by our circumstances. I am not convinced that God’s perfect plan
for your life is an inflexible treasure hunt that requires steps one through
ten. Do not limit our Lord to your
mistakes. Do not restrict our God’s plan
for your life to your wrong turns. If our
God can use my idiotic mishaps and wrong turns to accomplish His glory, our God
can certainly use yours. If our God can accomplish
good in the wrong done to Joseph by his brothers; if our God can use Paul
despite his persecution of Christians, our God can use us for His glory.
Our Lord certainly does not will for you to sin, for you to
miss His direction, for you to experience pain.
But, trust that our Lord Jesus can use all things for His glorious
purpose.
When you are unsure what exactly God has called you to,
trust that God has called you to seek hard after God. When you do not know what door to walk
through, walk toward God. When all the
doors are closed, remember that God is always open to you. When numerous doors are open, if you are
seeking God, you cannot miss what God has for you.
When you have repeatedly failed in the same area, know that God
is not limited. When this is the first
time that you have acknowledged God, God is still accomplishing His glorious
purpose in you. When you are treading
through a colossal valley, God is working.
When you are experiencing pain, trust that God is not finished. When you have sought God and still have not
heard from God, rely on God’s promises.
Trust that by seeking the Lord, you are exactly where the Lord wants
you.
When life does not make sense, remember that God’s plan does
not always make sense. If you are alive,
God is still accomplishing His purpose in you.
Do not be short-sighted. Do not reduce
the power of our God to your screw-ups.
We worship the most creative Being that will ever exist. If you are seeking after our Lord, you are
precisely where God wants you.
I pray you celebrate that God is accomplishing His perfect
plan in your life today. Not tomorrow when
you get it together. Not yesterday
before you messed up your life. Not last
week before you heard the bad news. God
does not will sin, failure, and pain in your life, but God can certainly use
them. Praise God that our futility is
His glory.
"Am I in the place of God?
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what
is now being done, the saving of many lives."
(Genesis 50:19, 20 NIV).
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of
those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28 NIV).
'"Brother Saul, receive your sight!' And at that very
moment I was able to see him. Then he said: 'The God of our ancestors has
chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from
his mouth. You will be his witness to all people of what you have seen
and heard. And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized
and wash your sins away, calling on his name.'" (Acts 22:13-16 NIV).
What would you do if I told you I am still in my jammies while finishing my third cuppa coffee? I know, I know; I am ruthless to rub it in. For those who have outgrown Spring Break, put another pot on.
Much love to you,
Paige
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