God has a Plan

MY PRAYER for you is that your elevation will not become a snare to you, and your climb to greatness will not blur your vision.

Samson's elevation became a snare to him when he saw no one else to love but a strange woman.

And when his parents scolded him, he called her the right one for him. (Judges 14:3)

JAMES 1:14-15 says, “But each one is tempted when he is dragged away, enticed and baited [to sin] by his own [worldly] desire (lust, passion).

Then when the illicit desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin has run its course, it gives birth to death.

Whenever the devil’s offer is appealing to you, your heart is in the wrong place.

JOSEPH’s heart was in the right place when his master’s wife tempted him. He knew he was in danger.

He understood that his looks were a gift from God and did not let his climb to greatness blur his vision or numb his spiritual senses.

Joseph knew God had a plan for his life, and she wasn’t a part of it.

DO YOU know God has a plan for your life? Do you realize that some people you’ll meet will not be part of it?

God has a plan

The people God has sent to you will not lead you into sin; they will point you to Jesus and remain close to you, irrespective of your circumstances.

RUTH stayed with Naomi when she had nothing, and God rewarded her faithfulness.

She realized that she was part of God’s plan for Naomi’s life. (Ruth 1)

GODLY relationships are not built on anything or anyone but God.

You’re not in it for what you can get but what you can give—it’s an act of worship to God.

ASK Jonathan, and he will have a lot to say. He knew how it felt to be friends with a fugitive—an enemy of the state.

He had much to lose, but he knew God had a plan for David’s life. (1 Samuel 30:39-42)

PETER knew Jesus had the word of life. When the other disciples left him, Peter stayed. (John 6:67-69)

When you know God’s plan for a life, you stay.

THE REASON God will share his plan with you is for you to see it and own it.

When God shared his plan with Abraham, he saw what God wanted to do.

He owned it by trusting God to leave his comfort for a city built by God. So it isn’t sufficient to know God’s Will—you have to own it.

Abraham owned it by believing God, and it was credited [to his account] as righteousness. (Genesis 15:6)

He obeyed God.

OBEDIENCE pays—it gives you a credit you can draw from.

Obedience is the key to every door — C.S. Lewis.

GOD shares his plan with us, making us partners in what he wants to do. He allows us to buy into his vision.

Abraham bought into God’s vision for his life when God told him to sacrifice his only son. He set out on the journey to Mount Moriah.

He knew God would not make a demand where he had not put something.

Abraham understood that God was up to something, and he saw it as another opportunity to own the moment.

God is always up to something. Any time you obey His word, you create a conducive atmosphere for him to act.

'God would not make a demand where he had not put something'

WHEN Abraham wanted to sacrifice his son, he created a conducive atmosphere for God.

Isaac could see the wood and the fire but not the sacrifice. So he asked his dad.

And Abraham said, My son, God will provide for Himself a lamb for the burnt offering.” (Genesis 22:8)

ABRAHAM knew God had a plan. He understood that God would move.

He knew that no sacrifice would be good enough for him except the one God provided Himself.

YOUR ALIGNMENT to the Will of God is the trigger for miracles.

When you trust God with your life, he ensures that everything in your life aligns with His will.

Your increase is hinged on it. (Matthew 25:14-30)

Wherever God sees obedience, he acts. He acted when Isaac stayed in Gerar as instructed.

Isaac planted in the land and reaped a hundredfold the same year. (Genesis 26:6-16)

Final Thoughts

GOD has a plan for your life. He wants you to own his promises.

Then, you’ll move from the ordinary to the extraordinary.