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As humans we always want to plan, we want to have it all together, we want to say our future is all tucked in and ready to go. We make plans, we chart our course, we put away money, we have short term and long term goals, calendars, and all kinds of reminder systems. Then something comes along to change that. What? This could be a small bump in the path or a long detour in the roadway. Somehow we always react with “That wasn’t in the plan”. God always knew it was coming. It is no surprise to God that something different happened then what we expected. Now He is about to use this detour, or bump, to shape us into the person He wants us to be.
God was fully aware of what was about to come in our life, and He intends it for our good and to prosper us. Jeremiah 29:11 makes that very promise to us. “‘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.’” (Jer. 29:11 NIV) God not only knew what was coming (Job 23:10), He is going to use it for our benefit. That benefit may not always be the easiest to see in the midst the circumstance, as a matter of fact I will admit it is often impossible to see, but it is there. God promised us the benefit is there. I trust His promises.
In the midst of the trial, the bump, the detour in our plan, we need to be looking to what God is doing. Knowing that He has made a promise to prosper us and give us a hope and a future, to mold us and refine us, allows us to focus on Him rather then the circumstance. Though that benefit may not be immediately obvious to our human eyes, we can ask the Lord to help us focus on His work in us, rather than the temporary situation around us. He knew the bump, the detour, the change in plans was coming, so we can trust that He is going to fulfill His promise once again, as He always has.
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