I have heard Brad say this 100 times, and I know he sincerely believes it because he has lived it.Last night I had a conversation with a dear friend. She's a single mom in her late 20's, and just found out she is one of 45 million Americans with an incurable but treatable STD.
She's really sincere and growing in her relationship with God, but she's had a long journey to get to this point. Like all of us, she's made mistakes, and she continues to face consequences for the choices she made years ago.
She was really discouraged, and said that she thought at this point that maybe it just wasn't meant for her to find a husband. Although I understand her point of view - who wants to have that conversation with a guy that you like? - I had to argue with her.
"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."
Jeremiah 29:11
God's gifts and God's call are under full warranty
—never canceled, never rescinded.
Romans 11:29
The Lord directs the steps of the godly.
He delights in every detail of their lives.
Psalm 37:23
True, God's plan for our lives is like the shortest distance between two points. In his perfect plan for our lives, we leave Point A and go directly to Point B. Sometimes, in our view, there is no way possible to get from Point A to Point B. And so we make right turns and left turns, trying to figure our own way to the place we want to be.
In our lives, we make choices every day. God's spirit lives within us and directs our steps, and with his help, we can make the right choices. But when we don't, when we choose our own way, that doesn't change the final destination. It just changes the path we take to get there.No matter what we have done, no matter how many self-inflicted detours, there is always time to make a U-turn and follow God's directions to get to Point B. God always has Plan A for our lives.
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