When Our Plans Are Not God’s Plans

When you were growing up did you ever dream and plan out your life? Things like what you wanted to be in your career?; How about a big house?, an expensive luxurious car?, a very large family, and all of the things that dreams are made of. But, now as you look back over your life, do you wonder how you have gotten to where you are today? Do you ever compare your life to the lives of your friends and neighbors?

Are those plans you made your plans or God’s plans? A truth I have learned is that when our plans are in conflict with GOD’S plans for our lives, something happens to us?

I used to think that I could plan my whole life and live it my way, but my plans would always unravel and I would find myself wondering. Why? The answer to that question was because I wasn’t hearing and obeying God’s plans for me.

In other words; why are these things happening to me? Why do I need to make changes? Do I need to adjust my plans to God’s plans? Am I listening to the answers coming from GOD about my life? Have I given in to God because He Is truly in control?

I want you to know that when our plans are not God’s plans for our lives these things happen and lead us down a road of destruction, as we try to make everything perfect for our lives which can be against God’s will ,because our Holy God wants us to depend upon him, to need him in our lives.

Just yesterday I was assisting a young lady who wants what she wants regardless of what the Lord wants for her. A big complaint from single young women is that the available young men in the church are not desirable as potential husbands. They are attracted to worldly men. I like to categorize this feeling as desiring the 3 ‘C’s’ [Control, Challenge, and competition]. There is a completion among our young ladies to grab the best guys possible while the picking is good and before they think that they will have to settle for 2nd best. They want to conquer who other young ladies failed to win and they like a man who seems to have his act together. In my opinion this is why you see a gorgeous lady with a guy I would consider to be a jerk.

Anyway, the young woman who consistently refuses to pray and look for our Heavenly Father to arrange the perfect man for her sadly will be allowed to get the guy she wants. As we learned in the Old Testament the people of Israel saw this tall good looking guy and thought that he would make a great king. So, our Holy God gave them what they want. It turned out to be a nightmare for the people. He would later say in the book of 1 Samuel chapter 16, “But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

In the book of Proverbs 16:1 -9 we learn some good advice from our Holy Master. It says, “The preparations of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.2 all the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirits. 3 Commit your works to the LORD, and your thoughts will be established. 4 The LORD has made all for Himself, Yes, even the wicked for the day of doom. 5 Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; though they join forces, none will go unpunished. 6 In mercy and truth atonement is provided for iniquity; and by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil. 7 When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. 8 Better is a little with righteousness, than vast revenues without justice. 9 A man’s heart plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps.”