Good Morning Sunday...
Father thank You for this AMAZING DAY. Please fill us with Your Spirit and help us to be a LIGHT. Endow us with Your PEACE and WISDOM, so we may bring LIFE to this world. In YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST Name we pray. Amen!
- Not As Planned/Planned - He Is The Vinedresser
Sometimes life goes “not as planned.” But what if “not as planned” is actually “planned.” Since we can’t have the mind of God Our Father, sometimes we believe things are going very badly awry, when in fact, because we don’t have The Mind of God, we may be missing The Plan. What if some of our greatest struggles are Our Savior Leading us through events that God Our Father Has Planned in order to refine, build, restore, and grow us in character?
This last 24 hours has been a great example. Having a plate full of troubles and being out of town, my phone breaks, I have car problems, and I step into a huge swamp soaking my feet. I could keep going, but you get the point...it was a rough day. In all the frustration I was getting a little “bent out of shape” and because I wasn’t looking for the blessing God was leading me to... I almost missed it. Getting stuck out of town and without my phone, spending the night with friends, and being out of my “comfort zone” led to an Amazing Night. We had a Wonderful Bible Study and grew as Brothers and Sisters in Christ. Not only did we get “filled-up” with The Word of God, but we were able to experience each other’s testimonies in a Wonderful Way. I also got some advice to solve my "plate of troubles." Before the night was up we all made discoveries, “filled our lamps with oil,” and were rejoicing in God Our Father. The night was Amazing.
I have a feeling “not as planned” may be one of the most wonderful things that can happen to us... because maybe, just maybe... They Are “Planned.” It sounds like a contradiction, but indeed, since we cannot know the Mind of God, what do we know about what is “Planned.” We Must Have Faith In Our Father and Savior. His Word Makes It Clear. He Is Faithful. That’s A Fact. Even when we aren’t faithful... He Is.
Sometimes our greatest struggles can be our Biggest Blessings, Hindsight is 20/20, and of course, it may be easy to see the Light after the storm has passed, but...Thank God For All His Lessons. He definitely distributes them in Bunches...Like Fruit. Why Not? He Is The Vinedresser. 🔥
Yeshua (Jesus) Said:
““I Am The True Vine, and My Father Is The Vinedresser.”
John 15:1
Our Mind Is Not His Mind:
““For who has known The Mind of The LORD? Or who has become His counselor?””
Romans 11:34
Our Father Is Ever Faithful:
“Your Kingdom Is An Everlasting Kingdom. Your Dominion Endures Throughout All Generations. The Lord Is Faithful In All His Words, and Loving In All His Deeds.”
Psalms 145:13
Praise God At Every Opportunity, It Arms Us With Protection:
“Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand,”
Psalms 149:6
We Are Of God. We Can Have Keen Discernment And Recognize Our Fathers Work:
“We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know The Spirit of Truth and the spirit of error.”
I John 4:6
We Can’t Have His Mind, But He Will Put, In Our Heart, His Thoughts:
“For God has put in their hearts to do what He Has In Mind, to be of One Mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until The Words of God Should Be Accomplished.”
Revelation 17:17
We Must Never Forget Where We Came From and We Must Let God Produce Endurance In Us Through His Will:
“But recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings: partly while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while you became companions of those who were so treated; for you had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your goods, knowing that you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves in heaven. Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: “For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.” But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.”
Hebrews 10:32-39
Take A Step Back And Make Sure Your Current Struggle Isn’t The Will Of God. What We May Think Is “Not As Planned,” May Indeed Be “Planned:”
“Listen to this, Job. Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.”
Job 37:14
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Thank You and Yahweh Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, God Our Father and His Son Jesus Christ, Bless You!