Behind The Scenes
PROVERBS 19:21
Many plans are in a man’s heart, But the counsel of the LORD will stand.
God has a plan for you. He has a destiny for you. Maybe you should have gotten it earlier in your life. Maybe you shouldn’t have done this, that, or the other thing that got you off track. Or maybe if someone else wouldn’t have done something to you, you would have gotten it earlier. Maybe if you had gotten saved earlier, hadn’t married that person out of God’s will, hadn’t sought a career out of His will, or hadn’t just been plain rebellious, maybe you would have reached your destiny earlier. Regardless, God has a plan for you. And it’s a good plan, filled with a future and a hope. Israel would not see God’s plan fulfilled for 70 years. The prophets were falsely telling them about their deliverance (Jeremiah 14:14; 29:8-9).
But the prophets didn’t know what they were talking about. They just said whatever the people wanted to hear. God knew the exile would last longer than they thought. That’s why He told them to be as productive as they could be right where they were until they saw Him do what He said He would do. The Israelites didn’t like being in bondage, and I’m sure you don’t like being in the dark about your destiny. Your best course of action is to seek God. “Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6). If you don’t know which way to go, seek Him. If you are in pain, seek Him. If you are confused, seek Him. If you are waiting, seek Him. You need to seek Him to discover your destiny. Sometimes God will seem to be doing nothing. Yet He often works invisibly—behind the scenes—by turning yesterday’s pains into tomorrow’s peace. God is asking you to take hold of His hand and never let go because He knows where He is taking you. It is a good, wonderful place because it has a future and a hope. What God starts, God finishes. What God begins, God ends. What God initiates, God completes.
Dear God, I know You have a perfect plan for me, and I’m excited to live it out. Thank You for revealing as much as You have so far, and please lead me into the fullness of Your plan so I may fulfill Your calling on my life.
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