Life’s Not A or B

Put a finger down if you get overwhelmed thinking about the future! 

Same, girl. Same. 

I thought the way God’s plan worked was like a multiple choice test - one with a million choices but only one “correct” answer. I would always ask myself, “did i make the right choice?” 

I was worried if I was taking the right classes to get into the right college so I could get into the right job and do whatever it is God needed me to do. I was crushed under the pressure of thinking I would mess up His plans for me and could never accomplish His purpose because I didn’t even know what they were. 

I was in circles trying to “figure it out”. I was asking God, Lord, am I doing this right? Am I messing up? Why don’t I have the exact picture or this wild dream which showed me exactly what you need? 

Then the Lord brought me to this familiar verse: 

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.

God’s has one purpose, but He’s got multiple plans

Living out God’s purpose for your life isn’t just one answer. It’s not one decision and the rest will mess up His divine purpose. The way God works is too intricate for us to truly fathom how it all plays a part in His divine purpose, but He has many plans which will all work together for His good. 

He is more after your heart in the decision than the decision itself. When Jesus walked this Earth, he wasn’t judging how correctly people were doing things, but He was moved by the people and the way they did them. 

He is after you in your feelings of desperation and has a plan for it. He is after you in your messy thoughts and has a plan for it. In the shortcomings, there is plan and it will accomplish one purpose. 

He is after your decision to seek him, to please him wherever you go next. 

So today, take this verseand release to God this idea that your decision is capable of destroying God’s plans for your life. God is in charge of knowing and you are responsible for seeking Him. 

To this day I myself don’t have a clear picture of where God will take me in five, ten years - or even tomorrow - but i do have full faith that they are good and with Him I will prosper. 

Take a moment to surrender your future again to God. Admit to Him anything that’s getting in the way of His will - control, fear, etc. Ask Him to show you the decisions where you can best serve Him and seek His heart. 

xx,

Jo