It's Not Over

God always comes through.  Today, I wasn't to sure what I was going to be writing about.  But God knew.  Not only does it talk about His plan, but it in and of itself, this waiting to see what He want's to say today, was an object less as well.

I am slowly going through a small devotional given out at my church for Easter....yes, Easter, and yes I said slowly.  LOL  But I'm at the end of it now as we come to Jesus on the Cross.  And to today's encouraging visit from our loving Father.

The last two paragraphs state:  "Jesus' journey did not end in pain and suffering though.  Jesus journeyed through suffering to end suffering....In compassion, Jesus suffered and died to create a road that leads out of misery, out of suffering, into life.

Your journey will not end in suffering because Jesus' journey did not end there.  Jesus' journey continued on, on to the tomb and through it, into life eternal in the Kingdom of God."

We all have things in life that are deep, abiding disappointments.  Myself included.  There are things in the past we wish we could go back and do or undo that have brought bitter, difficult fruit into the present. And looking through that bitterness we see only darkness for the future.  If I dwell on certain things too long, my heart finds itself living in a sad cell of hopelessness.

These two paragraphs today lifted my spirit and renewed my hope.  It's not over.  Decisions of the past, mistaken or unwise as they may have been, do not get the final say.  They do not have to be the brush that colors our futures.  God does that!  And He has a plan.  None of our failures or mistakes determine the outcome for our lives.  God does that too!  What a wonderful visit this is!

Jeremiah 29:11  "For I now the plans I have for you," says the Lord.  "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope."

Romans 8:28  And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them.  

Just like I didn't know how today's entry was going to come out, I don't know how my life will unfold either....yet God had an awesome entry planned  for today and He has an equally awesome plan for my life....and for yours!   Isn't it so cool how He strings these thing together to get His point across!

Lord, thank You for the encouraging word You send.  And thank You for letting me have the blessing of sharing it with others.  I pray that all of us will take it and embrace it as our own, and believe even when everything tells us not to.  You are Lord of everything!  I am so grateful.  I am so touched by You.

In what way can you tangibly take one step toward believing the Lord has good plans for you today?