God’s Plan Doesn’t End with You, friend! 😉
Do you ever wake up in the morning already feeling a little under pressure? As soon as you open your eyes, you know exactly what’s coming. You think, “I have to get every single thing on my to-do list done before 10 a.m.”
Well, it was on a day like that that I couldn’t stick to my usual quiet time, but I still felt like I should at least take a moment to “read something.” Let’s be honest—we’ve all been there, haven’t we? 😉
So I quickly opened my A Miracle Every Day devotional and skimmed the verse of the day:
“This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.” (1 John 4:10, NLT)
“Oh, wonderful. Thank You, Father,” I thought as I reached for the next book, A Prayer for Every Day. Once again, I simply skimmed the verse of the day:
“Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!” (Isaiah 30:18, NIV)
My smile grew wider, and I prayed: “Thank You, Father. I’m happy to take THAT with me today.”
I felt a weight lift from my heart because I had done something the day before that I regretted… and it felt like it had come between God and me, so these words full of grace felt really good.
But while I was still praying, “Thank You, Father. I’m happy to take this with me today,” I heard His response LOUD AND CLEAR: Don’t just take it with you for yourself — pass it on!
Oof, that’s right… God so loved the world… not just me. ❤️
Could it be that we’re always looking to hear “something beautiful” from God so that it makes US feel good? So that WE feel better? But in the process, we perhaps forget that He wants EVERYONE to experience His love?
To sum it up: You want this for yourself, but God’s plan doesn’t end with you. 😋
Let’s learn to read His Word with fresh eyes, even when we feel under pressure, because God has so much to give us and He wants to bless others through us, too.
And here is a truth that still stands today, no matter how badly you may have messed up: “The Lord longs to be gracious to you…” (Isaiah 30:18, NIV)
And now go ahead and pass this truth on!
You are a miracle!
