Trusting God's Plan and Purpose

Proverbs 19:21: Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.

With the combination of these scriptures, I believe this is where we find ourselves today, and God knew we would be here this very hour and at this very moment. There is an old saying, if you want to make God laugh, just tell Him how "you" think things should be done. Proverbs 3:5-6 encourages us to trust in the Lord, but oftentimes we do things our way.

Beloved, I admonish us not to do things our own way, by trying this, trying that, strategizing this, and strategizing that, without the counsel of the one who owns the earth and the fullness thereof. Rather, I encourage us to lean not to our own understanding, and acknowledge God in all our ways. Our thoughts, actions, and decision-making should be rooted in God's will.

One of the most interesting things to me in academia is that we typically learn the lesson first, then take our test. However, with God we often take the test, then we learn the lesson! Again, as Proverbs 19:21 shares, "Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails." It is evident that no matter what we do, no matter what our personal plans are, or what lens and perspective we try to see things from, it is the Lord's purpose that will prevail. Please understand that God does nothing without a purpose. He doesn't do things just for the fun of it. God is a God of Purpose.

Let us trust in the Lord, lean not to our own understanding, acknowledge Him in all our ways, believing that He knows what is best for us because His purpose will prevail.

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