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The LORD
Will
Work Out His Plans For My Life
Scripture
Psalm 138
7 Though I am surrounded by troubles,
you will protect me from the anger of my enemies.
You reach out your hand,
and the power of your right hand saves me.
8 The Lord will work out his plans for my life—
for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever.
Don’t abandon me, for you made me.
Observation
How
are things going? What does the future look like for you? And what does the
future look like for me?
I
love King David’s outlook on life and I think it is the way that you and I
should think about our future too!
During
most of King David’s life he was surrounded by trouble. Most of his life was
spent running and hiding from people that wanted to kill him. Goliath moments
in his life were actually few and far between.
If
you take time to read the Psalms you will find David, broken, humbled, and
crying out to his God in almost every Psalm. But in spite of all his hardships,
in spite of having so many enemies, in spite of always being surrounded by
trouble, King David knew that God was working out a God size plan for his life.
He knew that God was on his side!
Psalm
138:8 reminds me of Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you,"
declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to
give you hope and a future.
My
future, as I look at it, looks very interesting. If God were not on my side and
if God were not for me it could look down right frightening… but He is here
right beside me! And I know that the Lord will work out His plans for my life.
I know that He has plans to prosper me and not to harm me. He plans to give me
hope and a future!
Application
I
will look forward to the future because I know that God is on my side. He will
not abandon me because He created me! How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I know that not only my future but also my very next breath is in Your
Hands. So I cling to Your promises that You have given me in Your Word. I know
that You delight in every detail of my life. And I know that I do not deserve
Your love, Your mercy, or Your grace. I know that You hold me in the palm of
Your hand. Nothing can touch my life that is not filtered by You and even if
what comes into my life is bad You promise to turn it around for my good! What
an awesome God You are! It is a win-win proposition to trust in You!
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