Category Archives: God’s Plan

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August 20, 2013

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God's Plan, Holy Spirit, Prayer

He Knows What We Need

At the same time, the Spirit also helps us in our weakness, because we don’t know how to pray for what we need. But the Spirit intercedes along with our groans that cannot be expressed in words. The one who searches our hearts knows what the Spirit has in mind. The Spirit intercedes for God’s people the way God wants him to. [Romans 8:26-27 (GW)]

Thank you, Lord, for hearing my prayers. Help me remember to pray the problem and not my version of the solution. Keep me mindful that not all difficulties will be resolved. May your Holy Spirit bring my prayers into harmony with your holy will, trusting that you alone know what is best.

 

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July 18, 2013

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God's Plan, Trusting God

OUR SOURCE

But I am trusting you, O Lord, saying “You are my God!” My future is in your hands. [Psalm 31:14-15 (NLT)]

Oh Lord, grant me the ability to truly trust you and not to waver in my faith. People, possessions, and even abilities will fail but you never will!

We will never be happy until we make God the source of our fulfillment and the answer to our longings. He is the only one who should have power over our souls. We have to put our expectations in the Lord and not in other things or people. [From “The Power of a Praying Woman” by Stormie Omartian]

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July 11, 2013

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God's Plan, Trusting God

BEYOND OUR SCOPE OF UNDERSTANDING

Just as you don’t know how the breath of life enters into the limbs of a child within its mother’s womb, you also don’t understand how God, who made everything, works. [Ecclesiastes 11:5 (GW)]

Even if God explained in detail exactly how he works, I think his answer would be way beyond our comprehension. When we ask how and why God makes things happen, perhaps the only answer we need is this: ”Because I am God and I love you.” That’s an answer we all can accept!

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May 13, 2013

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Faith & Hope, God's Plan, Money & Wealth

WE ALWAYS HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED

And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. [2 Corinthians 9:8 (NLT)]

Lord, I often protest that I don’t have the time, money or ability to do something you ask of me. Yet, I always seem to have time, money and skills enough to do what I want for me. Why should I hesitate or complain when you ask me to offer financial aid, a helping hand, a listening ear, or even just a smile to one of your people? You’ve not only given me everything I need now but you’ve also promised to provide whatever I need in the future. Thank you.

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May 3, 2013

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Faith & Hope, God's Plan, Love & Works

THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD

Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. [Ephesians 3:20 (NLT)]

It’s so easy to think, “I can’t.” Always remember that when God gives us a task, He wants us to succeed. Because He wants us to succeed, He gives us all we need to complete that task. We are far smarter and more capable than we realize. We have greater faith and love than we know. And, we possess more strength, willpower and self-control than we can possibly imagine.

Promise me you’ll always remember you’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. [Said by Christopher Robin to Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)]

 

 

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April 16, 2013

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Faith & Hope, Fear & Doubt, Forgiveness, God's Plan

WHERE WAS GOD?

Note: This was written the day after the Boston Marathon bombing, 2013

Why am I discouraged? What is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again – my Savior and my God! [Psalm 42:5 (NLT)]

Lord, I’m angry! Where were you when the bombs exploded yesterday? Where were you when the twin towers fell, or when people were shot in the theater or when children died in their school? I’m angry and discouraged because I don’t understand how our almighty and loving God can allow these terrible things to happen. I know I’m supposed to have faith and trust in you, but it is so difficult in times like these.

Thank you, God, for loving and forgiving me even when I have difficulty loving, forgiving, and even believing in you.

I believe in the sun, even when it is not shining. I believe in love, even when I feel it not. I believe in God, even when he is silent.[Words found scrawled on a cellar wall in the bombed ruins of Cologne, Germany, following World War II]