HOW TO FIND OUT WHAT GOD'S PLAN IS FOR YOUR LIFE?
HOW TO FIND OUT WHAT GOD’S PLAN FOR YOU LIFE IS?
By Paul McGuire
You are not here by some evolutionary accident. You are here by the specific, and intentional plan of God In fact, God knew you before you were conceived in your mothers womb. “Before, I formed you in the womb I knew you. Before you were born I sanctified you.” Jeremiah 1:5
In other words God knew you, and had a specific plan for you to be here before you were even conceived in your mother’s womb. God sanctified you, and set you apart for His special purpose before you entered this world. It does not matter how you were conceived. Your parents may have told you they had you by accident. You may have been told that you were the product of a one night stand, or because someone was involved in a casual sexual relationship, and you “just happened” because they forgot to use birth control. You could even be the product of a rape, and even incest. But, no matter how you were conceived, in the back seat of a car, or by a loving husband, and wife you are not here by accident/ God planned for you to be here, before the beginning of time! The manner in which the sperm connected with the egg, may have been in the best of circumstances. But, you are not an accident. It is not that God necessarily wanted you to be conceived that way, but God knew you before you were even conceived, and you are here on purpose!
Everything about you, your gender, race, ethnicity, height, intelligence, natural, and spiritual gifts, where you were born and the exact date, and time were determined by God before the world began. This may bother you because you may have some kind of physical, or mental challenges that you have no control over. You may even have a disease, or have been born in what the world would call “crippled.” I cannot tell you why God allowed that, “but all things work together for good who are called according to His purpose.”
You have been placed here on Planet Earth for a special purposes, and missions. There is something that has to be done, that only you can do. God has given you a number of talents, abilities, and gifts. He expects you to discover what they are, and to use them. Also, you must understand that everything you go through in life is for a purpose, both negative, and positive. Many people rebel at this thought. They asked themselves the questions, “Why am I so unhappy in my marriage? Why do I hate my job? Why do I have so little money? Why have all these bad things happened to me? The reality is that you may never get the answer to all of those questions until you meet Jesus Christ in Heaven. In the meantime, you have to develop a close personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and allow God to reveal what His plans are for your life. You cannot discover what God’s plans for your life are, unless you walk in a close personal relationship with Him. You must read His Word on a regular basis, learn how to pray by simply talking to God, and listening. You must spend time with other believers in Jesus Christ by being a part of a local Bible believing church. Prayer, Bible study, and koinonia, or spiritual relationships with God’s people are the way you are going to get closer to God. In addition, as you read His Word, you are going to want to live a holy, and pure life, and obey God’s Word. God will give you the power through the Holy Spirit to live as an overcomer!
You don’t have to live like most people who are clueless about what God’s plan is for your life. As you develop a close personal relationship with God, He will reveal His plans for your life, and you will begin an exciting advernture. Does that mean you will have no problems. Absolutely not! You will have problems, trials, and temptations in the Christian life. But, you would face similar challenges if you tried to live your life without God. The difference is that God will give you the power to go through the difficulties of life
Read Psalm One, and apply it to your life. If you live your life according to the principles of Psalms One you can have a blessed life:
1 Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.
4 The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Also, you don’t hang out with people who call themselves “believers,” but they are “scornful,” and think they are smarter than God. Instead, you take delight in hearing, reading, and studying the Word of God. You think about God, and apply it to your life all day long, and even in the middle of the night.
If you do these things your life will be like a fruitful tree which bears its fruit in season. In other words, your life will be fruitful, and your gifts will be utilized, and come to fruition. The sum total of your life will be like a fruitful tree. Your life will not be empty, hallow, lonely, unhappy, frustrated, and like a leaf which withers. Your life will have meaning, ad purpose, whatever you do ( according to God’s plan ) will prosper!
By Paul McGuire
You are not here by some evolutionary accident. You are here by the specific, and intentional plan of God In fact, God knew you before you were conceived in your mothers womb. “Before, I formed you in the womb I knew you. Before you were born I sanctified you.” Jeremiah 1:5
In other words God knew you, and had a specific plan for you to be here before you were even conceived in your mother’s womb. God sanctified you, and set you apart for His special purpose before you entered this world. It does not matter how you were conceived. Your parents may have told you they had you by accident. You may have been told that you were the product of a one night stand, or because someone was involved in a casual sexual relationship, and you “just happened” because they forgot to use birth control. You could even be the product of a rape, and even incest. But, no matter how you were conceived, in the back seat of a car, or by a loving husband, and wife you are not here by accident/ God planned for you to be here, before the beginning of time! The manner in which the sperm connected with the egg, may have been in the best of circumstances. But, you are not an accident. It is not that God necessarily wanted you to be conceived that way, but God knew you before you were even conceived, and you are here on purpose!
Everything about you, your gender, race, ethnicity, height, intelligence, natural, and spiritual gifts, where you were born and the exact date, and time were determined by God before the world began. This may bother you because you may have some kind of physical, or mental challenges that you have no control over. You may even have a disease, or have been born in what the world would call “crippled.” I cannot tell you why God allowed that, “but all things work together for good who are called according to His purpose.”
You have been placed here on Planet Earth for a special purposes, and missions. There is something that has to be done, that only you can do. God has given you a number of talents, abilities, and gifts. He expects you to discover what they are, and to use them. Also, you must understand that everything you go through in life is for a purpose, both negative, and positive. Many people rebel at this thought. They asked themselves the questions, “Why am I so unhappy in my marriage? Why do I hate my job? Why do I have so little money? Why have all these bad things happened to me? The reality is that you may never get the answer to all of those questions until you meet Jesus Christ in Heaven. In the meantime, you have to develop a close personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and allow God to reveal what His plans are for your life. You cannot discover what God’s plans for your life are, unless you walk in a close personal relationship with Him. You must read His Word on a regular basis, learn how to pray by simply talking to God, and listening. You must spend time with other believers in Jesus Christ by being a part of a local Bible believing church. Prayer, Bible study, and koinonia, or spiritual relationships with God’s people are the way you are going to get closer to God. In addition, as you read His Word, you are going to want to live a holy, and pure life, and obey God’s Word. God will give you the power through the Holy Spirit to live as an overcomer!
You don’t have to live like most people who are clueless about what God’s plan is for your life. As you develop a close personal relationship with God, He will reveal His plans for your life, and you will begin an exciting advernture. Does that mean you will have no problems. Absolutely not! You will have problems, trials, and temptations in the Christian life. But, you would face similar challenges if you tried to live your life without God. The difference is that God will give you the power to go through the difficulties of life
Read Psalm One, and apply it to your life. If you live your life according to the principles of Psalms One you can have a blessed life:
Psalm 1
The Way of the Righteous and the End of the Ungodly1 Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.
4 The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Notice that the beginning of the Psalm promises you a life of blessing. Burt, there are conditions. First you don’t get you life’s gameplan from people who do not know God, or who are rebelling from His ways. That means you don’t get your advice from people, media, music, film, television, and education that promote things that God does not approve of. You obey God, and not man.
Also, you don’t hang out with people who call themselves “believers,” but they are “scornful,” and think they are smarter than God. Instead, you take delight in hearing, reading, and studying the Word of God. You think about God, and apply it to your life all day long, and even in the middle of the night.
If you do these things your life will be like a fruitful tree which bears its fruit in season. In other words, your life will be fruitful, and your gifts will be utilized, and come to fruition. The sum total of your life will be like a fruitful tree. Your life will not be empty, hallow, lonely, unhappy, frustrated, and like a leaf which withers. Your life will have meaning, ad purpose, whatever you do ( according to God’s plan ) will prosper!
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