You Will Come and Pray

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. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. — Jeremiah 29:11-12

God knows the plans He has for us.

And His plans are better than mine.

They include giving hope and a future.

When I call on Him and come and pray to Him, He listens to me.

And He knows my requests before I even voice them.

Even though I often put myself first instead of God, God puts me first every day.

Plans to Give You Hope

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. — Jeremiah 29:11

God knows the plans He has for me.

He knew them before I was born.

He numbered the hairs on my head.

And He assures me He has plans to prosper me.

Plans that do not harm me.

Plans to give me hope.

And to prepare my future for me.

I am blessed. 

Plans to Prosper You

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. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. — Jeremiah 29:11-13

God has wonderful plans for our lives.

Plans to prosper us.

Not to harm us.

Plans to give us hope and a future.

So we will call on God and pray to Him and He will listen.

We will seek Jesus and find Him when we seek Him out with all our hearts.

So thankful that we have found Jesus.

 

Listen to Advice

Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. — Proverbs 19:20-21 

God commands me to listen to his advice.

I don't always read my Bible every day, but I try to.

And God wants me to accept His discipline.

That's much harder for me.

He reminds me that I have many plans in my heart.

But not all of them are the Lord's.

And it's the Lord's purpose that prevails.

Whether I'm part of that purpose or not.

Plans to Prosper You

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. — Jeremiah 29:11

God knows the plans He has for me.

He plans to prosper me and not to harm me.

The Lord plans to give me hope and a future.

He has blessed me beyond measure.

Kirk has a green thumb with my friend's orchid.

It looked like it was on its way out just a few months ago.

Now it's blooming.

A beautiful example of God's creation and care for us.

And I am thankful.

The Lord's Purpose Prevails

Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. — Proverbs 19:21    

I have many plans.

But God tells me that His purpose will prevail.

In spite of my plans, God is working His purpose out.

If I'm willing to let Him use me, He will.

If I'm not, He'll simply use someone else.

His purpose will prevail.

Thankfully.

We headed over to Mission Beach for Abby's birthday dinner last month.

This is the shrimp and grits I had for dinner.

With an egg on top.

Plans to Give You Hope

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. — Jeremiah 29:11

God knows the plans He has for me.

He has declared that He has planned things out for me.

The Lord has plans to prosper me.

His plans are not to harm me, but to give me hope.

God's plans are to provide me with a future.

I don't always live according to His plans.

But when i do, He has already worked it all out for me in advance.

I Will Turn to the Lord

All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him, for dominion belongs to the Lord and he rules over the nations. — Psalm 22:27-28

I don't always remember to to turn to God. When things are going along great, I get distracted and busy. Somehow God gets pushed aside. He becomes more of an afterthought.

Forgive me, Lord, for not putting you first. You rule over the nations, but at times I don't let you rule over my life.

I'm sorry and ashamed. Thank you that all of the ends of the earth turn to you. Please help me to turn to you, too. 

Remind me to bow down before you, giving you dominion in my life and my plans. Inviting you to guide me in the ways you would have me go. Help me turn to you each morning.