Thankful for the Plan

We’re just about halfway through the month of November. Can you believe it? Thanksgiving Day is two weeks away.

Have you planned your menu? Are you traveling to friends or family? Is the guest room ready? Are the pies in the freezer?

Preparation – Planning ahead so things go smoothly day of. I’m a planner. Always have been – a list for this and that. Knowing which dishes, getting out the big bowls, having cinnamon rolls made for morning coffee. It’s all on the list.

But now we live in a tiny home, so the meals aren’t quite as grand but the planning is just the same. Eating out on the patio, having space for the littles and making sure everything comes out of the oven on time.

Preparation.

I like to think I get that quality from my Father. He’s a big planner you know. He planned creation – starting with night and day. He didn’t create the plants before He separated the land from the water. After that the birds, fish and animals came on the scene. There was an order to it all. Planning is what He does.

He still does. He has wonderful plans for you and I.

“You formed the way I think and feel. You put me together in my mother’s womb. ¹⁴ I praise you because you made me in such a wonderful way. I know how amazing that was!

¹⁵ You could see my bones grow as my body took shape, hidden in my mother’s womb. ¹⁶ You could see my body grow each passing day.  You listed all my parts, and not one of them was missing. ¹⁷ Your thoughts are beyond my understanding. They cannot be measured!” Psalm 139:13-17 ERV

From the beginning of our time, He knew and planned us.

“ I say this because I know the plans that I have for you.” This message is from the Lord. “I have good plans for you. I don’t plan to hurt you. I plan to give you hope and a good future. ¹² Then you will call my name. You will come to me and pray to me, and I will listen to you. ¹³ You will search for me, and when you search for me with all your heart, you will find me.” Jeremiah 29:11-13 ERV

We have a purpose, we have a destiny. It’s in His plan.

“Jesus said, “Don’t be troubled. Trust in God, and trust in me. ² There are many rooms in my Father’s house. I would not tell you this if it were not true. I am going there to prepare a place for you. ³ After I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back. Then I will take you with me, so that you can be where I am.” John 14:1-3 ERV

“ I am sure that the good work God began in you will continue until he completes it on the day when Jesus Christ comes again.” Philippians 1:6 ERV

The plans and purposes that God has for us have been in the making all our lives. His plans are good; His plans are for our future.

So, as you continue your plans for company and/or travel for the holidays remember that God has made a plan for you and it is great!