I was thinking today about God and about the relationship we're supposed to have with Him. More specifically, I was thinking about how, as Christians, we sometimes get the idea in our heads that God is only with us or for us when He makes everything work out just like we had it planned out in our heads. And how sometimes we get angry, or at least get close to getting angry, with God at times when He shows us something that we want to do and can't, or that we don't want to do and have to do. But what gives us the right to be mad at God just because something doesn't work out exactly how WE would like it to? And, the flip side to that is, what gives us the right to ONLY be happy when God puts us into situations that we want to be in? He's GOD. He knows what is best for us. And we should be happy no matter what situation He puts us in, as long as it is truly Him who is putting us there. We have no right to complain when we don't get things just the way we wanted them, and we have no right to not be happy in any situation that God puts us in. We should praise and thank Him regardless of what our current situation is. If we are in the place that God wants us to be in, He put us there for a reason, and that is indeed where we are supposed to be. Nothing will ever work out exactly as we plan it, because we're not God. We can't see all the variables, all the outcomes, all the things that could happen if things worked out the way WE wanted them to. But God CAN see EVERYTHING! He knows exactly where we should be, what we should be doing, and when we should be doing it. There is nothing that He doesn't know. And as His children, He wants the best for each and every one of us. There is no doubting that. So while we may not always particularly like the situations we are in, we should be praising God because He is the one that put us there, and He has a reason for doing so. We should praise Him all the time: when things work out the way we would have liked them to, and when they don't work out as we planned.
Job 42:2 - "I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted."
Psalm 21:30 - There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord.
If there's anything that I would want us to keep in mind, it's that our plans are nothing compared to God's plans. He knows what is best for you and for me. And on top of that, He knows exactly what needs to happen in us, for us, with us, in order for us to get to where He would have us to be.
God Bless,
Taylor
