It is interesting to fathom a little piece of God's plan. We are individually part of the great plan, the novel that has zillions of chapters and plots and scenes. Can we really fathom it. No, not really, but we do know from scripture and God's promises that he will not give us too much to handle, and we all are sinners. We stray, we repent, we are disciplined...and we are rebuilt. We are loved by an awesome God.
Jer 31:3 "..I have loved you with an everlasting love ;
I have drawn you with loving-kindness.
I will build you up again and you will be rebuilt, O virgin Israel"
Jer 31:18 " ..You disciplined me like an unruly calf, and I have been disciplined
Restore me, and I will return because you are the Lord my God,
After I strayed, I repented....."
God continues to love us, despite our inadequacies...despite our pitfalls. Yes there are consequences to our actions....it isnt groundhog day with a lollipop everyday - a reward....there generally is a ramification to our sin, a learning (that is what we are supposed to get from it), but we dont always learn......we sometimes just refuse to "get it".
Prayer: "God, please allow me to get it. Forgive me for my sins and shortcomings. Please strengthen my patience and quick response...allow peace and lessen my aingst in situations. Amen.".
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Jimmy Mac had a good illustration about how God's purposes will be completed, and how our tiny piece fits in. He said to think of God's plan as a cruise ship--it takes off from NYC and heads across the Atlantic to England. No matter what, the cruise ship is going to England. However, the people on board can decide how to spend their time...some are eating, some are at the casino, some lay-out and get a tan, etc. God's will WILL be done, but we have free will within his plans. Your comments reminded me of this...so thought i'd share. cb
Craig, thanks for the analogy. It is a great illustration of how it really is.
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