Yesterday we had the opportunity just to sit and chat with new friends. It really touched our hearts.
One of the things that kept entering our conversation was our trust in the Father, even when plans change or don’t go according to the way we thought they should. We talked of times when things caught us by surprise and/or times when we had to adjust and change course. Never once was God surprised or taken back. He has never had a morning when He woke up and said “boy, I didn’t see that coming – I wonder what I should do now”.
No, He always has a plan. God’s plan B is always better than our plan A.
“I was still being held prisoner in the courtyard of the palace guards when the Lord told me: I am the Lord, and I created the whole world. 3 Ask me, and I will tell you things that you don’t know and can’t find out.” Jeremiah 33:1-3 CEV
I can’t imagine being held in a physical prison, but I have been incarcerated both emotionally and financially and those were dark places. However, I was never alone; the Father was there with a plan. Those were times for a Father/daughter chat. I told Him my heart and He told me His.
The blogs of the last few days it seems apparent that the Father is wanting us to remember to talk with Him. Just look at a few of the verses we have covered.
- “Ask and it will be given, seek and we will find.”
- “Behold I stand at the door and knock, open it and I will come in and have fellowship with you”
- “I know the plans that I have for you – plans for a hope and a future”
Now look at these verses:
“ ‘I, the Lord, am the one speaking to you. Come, let’s discuss this. Even if your sins are as dark as red dye, that stain can be removed and you will be as pure as wool that is as white as snow. 19 ‘If you listen to what I say, you will get the good things from this land.'” Isaiah 1:17-19 ERV
“Come, let’s discuss this”, once again here is an invitation to come and talk to the Father.
Sit down with Him and have a chat! He sees things differently than we do and His way of seeing and doing is always right.
“ A thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. But I came to give life—life that is full and good.” John 10:10 ERV
Others might see us through our past and all of our mistakes and failures. But God, sees us cleansed through the blood of Jesus. We see insurmountable problems, but He sees us eating the good things in life.
When we talk with our Dad, He’ll sort things out and let us see them from His perspective.