Day Planner

Jeremiah 29:11 “’For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, "plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.”

We spend our whole life making plans. We plan for college, plan for careers, plan for weddings, plan for families, and plan for retirement. We not only plan our lives, but we also plan our years, months, weeks, and days down to the minute. We buy calendars, day planners, and palm pilots to keep track of all the plans that we have. But how many of us are willing to accept the plans that the Lord has for us? Do the plans that we establish for our lives correspond with the plans that the Lord has for our lives? We can either be a positive part of the fulfillment of His plan (Saul of Tarsus) or a negative part of the fulfillment of His plan (King Saul of Israel), but we will be a part of His plan, and His plan will come to pass. Isaiah 46:10 “"…My purpose will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure';” Isaiah 46:11 “…I have planned it, surely I will do it.”

How is it that we determine if our plans are the same as the Lord’s plans for our lives? The answer to that question lies within the Word of God. Romans 12:1-2 tells us that if we continually offer our lives to God as a living sacrifice and renew our minds with the mind of Christ, then we will “PROVE WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, THAT WHICH IS GOOD AND ACCEPTABLE AND PERFECT.” God's will is in His Word, the mind of Christ. If we line-up our plans for life in accordance with His Word, then we will live in His will according to His purpose.

Do you consult with the Word before making life’s plans? Are the plans for your life made only after careful and prayerful consideration? Proverbs 16:9 “The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.” Proverbs 16:3 “Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be established.”

We tend to trudge through a life filled with circumstances that define who we are and dictate what we do. We can view these circumstances as coincidental or we can see them as intricate parts of God’s plan to mold us into the men and women that He desires us to become. From who’s eyes are you viewing life? To look at life from God’s eyes is to realize that God is in control, His plan is perfect, and He makes no mistakes. Therefore, every event in our short lives is meant to bring us closer to God in order to fulfill His plan and glorify His name. Isaiah 25:1 “O LORD, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; For You have worked wonders, Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.”

Sometimes the Lord uses the circumstances of life to peel our eyes off of the temporal and fix them on the eternal, or in other words, shift our focus from the world to Word. Sometimes we pay attention and other times we don’t, but God will always fulfill His plan whether we are willing or unwilling participants.

What is God doing in your life to fulfill His plan? Seek the plan of God for your life and He will reveal it to you. Make your plans God’s plans and He will complete His plan in, through, and by you. You are being molded for a mission from God.