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“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.”(NIV) Jeremiah 29:11
When the Wise man considered issues ...
Do we know the God we serve?
... Almighty.” (NIV) Revelation 1:8
It is very easy as a Christian to recognize that God is with you when all are going according to your plans. When life is “perfect”, we definitely see the hand of God ...
Seven Gospel Imperatives
... you exposed and bruised.
#4. Don't skip repentance (17-20). Not until sinfulness is exposed - confessed and repented of -will God have space to remake us and use us for the gospel.
#5. Make plans ...
Looking for God’s purpose
... of their sins (Jonah 1:2). Jonah, however, had other plans and tried to run from God because he did not want to have anything to do with the plan to save the Ninevites. Eventually, Jonah ended up going ...
In the secrets of hearts
... him during his suffering, Job’s faith and righteousness were equally questioned and tested by the evil one.
In the end, Job understood the sovereignty of God (His decisions and His plans for Job’s life). ...
Following our God
... the desert for 40 years while they awaited the Promised Land. As we can see in the reading from Numbers, their travel plans were not given to them in advance. They had no idea if the place they were camped ...
Managing Expectations (III)
... same way? We define success by our own terms and expect Him to fulfill it. When He doesn’t, we feel disappointed, as if He has failed us.
However, God is not bound by our plans. “My thoughts are not ...
Managing Expectations (I)
... Jesus redirected them, reminding them that God’s plans unfold in His time, not ours. Managing expectations secures our trust in God.
A powerful lesson comes from a certain village that endured a severe ...
Who is God to you?
... people?” In Psalm 73:16-17, Asaph identified the plans of God for his children. He came to understand that the knowledge of the Holy One is what matters most and not the things that happen to us. If we ...
He is with you
... (building a house, buying a car, marriage, schooling) or intangible (an improvement or a behaviour change). Whatever your resolutions may be, how do you intend to achieve your plans by the end of the year? ...
Planning your life without God
... and make a profit, whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It's even a vapour that appears for a little time and then vanished away”
Although we tend to make plans, we ...
A Still Small Voice
... small voice”. That was the voice of the Lord. The Lord had plans for him, and He declared all that to Elijah in that still small voice (See 1 Kings 19:11-15). Had Elijah focused only on the great wind, ...
Doubting the Lord's goodness
... favours He bestowed on me among many others. Beloved, I felt at peace and my fears for some reason were lost. I saw God for who He is. He is the one that answers by Fire (1 Kings 18:23-29), He whose plans ...
Transformation through renewal of mind
... any radical new plans or ideas for these areas of my life. I just needed a renewed sense of purpose to grow and be persistent in my growth in these areas. My challenge is not a lack of ideas or plans; ...
A message of hope
“This is what the Lord says, when seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my gracious promise to bring you back to this place. “For I know the plans I have for you, declares ...
The smoke signal for God's grac
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. (NIV) Jeremiah 29:11
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed ...
Providence found me
“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.”(NIV) Jeremiah 29:11
When the Wise man considered issues ...
Providence found me
“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.”(NIV) Jeremiah 29:11
When the Wise man considered issues ...
Do we know the God we serve?
... Almighty.” (NIV) Revelation 1:8
It is very easy as a Christian to recognize that God is with you when all are going according to your plans. When life is “perfect”, we definitely see the hand of God ...
Talking it over
... pray, and ask God to go before you. Let your faith be real as you trust God with the outcome. Make plans to sit down and have that "difficult conversation" with the person in your life you need to resolve ...