God Has A Plan For You!!
IT'S TRUE!! God has an amazing plan for your life. Whats even better and a promise from God is that He has all the provision, and resources to see that this plan to done through you. So if this is true why don't we see it happen more often in our lives or the lives around us? This is what I would like to dig into today.
So lets look at a very common scripture that a lot of believers use, Jeremiah 29:11. Its an amazing beautiful scripture ensuring us that God knows us, He even planned when we were gong to be born, our lifespan, and all the plans that engulf our lives. The best part here is that it states that His plans are to prosper us, not harm us, give us hope, and a future. So why is it that many times it doesn't seem like this? To be honest there are different reasons but I would like to highlight what I believe would the most blockade for Gods blessings for our lives.
Whats God plan for you life?
The biggest question that we can ask ourselves is what are we called to do, or a most popular question what is the meaning of life? In my life its been a struggle because I kept going around trying to figure out what my calling was, whats the job I am suppose to be doing in my life? It hasn't hit me until recently what this really entails. You see God has a plan for you, but He has also equipped you with what that plan is. Lets look at another scripture and yes to be correct talents is referred to as money during this era and not being gifted in a talent, however I believe you will get what I mean in this example.
Whats your talent?
So in Matthew 25:14-30 Jesus talks about the master that is leaving for a while. So before he goes he leaves his three servants with some money or talents to watch over while he is away. The first two servants do amazing and earn double the amount of money. However the last one did not do anything with money but bury it. When the Master returned he was happy with the first two and in fact because they stewarded the talents well the master says this "Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!" The last servant however he was upset and his response is very different than the other two this is what he has to say. "You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?" In the end no reward for this one. So why have I brought this up? You see God dreamed of you all the plans He wanted for you, to see you live life to the fullest. He invested a lot of time thinking about you then allowed you to have life. He expects you to use what he has placed inside you. You see if it matters to you it matter to Him. He wants you to use the things you like, your talents, whatever you've been gifted in for you good. The servants didn't wait for the master to send them a message with directions on how to use the talents. They stepped out and went for it.
Godly Provision, And Favor
This is why most of us lack Godly provision in our lives. We do two of the following 1) We wait around waiting for God to do everything. While we are waiting for him to tell us exactly what to do we go about our lives and do other things that we think will help in the mean time. (Just like the third servant did), or 2) We get caught up in the lies of the enemy that says "That's not your calling," "You won't make any money with that," "What would others think if you did that." The lies go on and on, but the truth of the matter is that in Philippians 1:6 that when God starts a good work in you, He is faithful to complete it. He wants you to use what he has given you, its part of who you are and His plan for you. When you do this you come in alignment with His plans for you. And when you do this supernatural provision is accessed in your life.
Challenge
Step out today and be like the first two servants that took what the master gave them, and applied it to their lives. Not only did they get back double, but not only did the master even blessed them but stated that he would put them in charge of much, and come share in the master happiness. You were called to enjoy this life to the fullest in the master happiness with all the provision needed to carry out His plan for you.
God Bless, and until next time
~Get out there and create~
Scripture reference:
Philippians 1:6 "being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."
Jeremiah 29:11 " 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. "
Matthew 25:14-30 "
“Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
“After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’
“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
“The man with two bags of gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.’
“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
“Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
“His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.
“ ‘So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
