Do You Wonder about the Plan?
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:8-9).
I know you want to see what’s ahead. I know it is difficult to not know, to not know what is around the corner. I know you wonder if I have a plan.
My daughter, how could I not have a plan for this world? How could I not have a plan for you? Do you wonder now, what does it mean for Me to have a plan? Does it mean Me knowing all the details of a moment in the future? Does it mean Me having designs stretched out for what’s ahead, a purpose considered, an arrangement in place?
What if I told you the plan I have for you is not for you to worry about? What if I told you there is only a small part you can understand of all the things I know and the things I want you to know and the things you just don’t need to be concerned with?
Here is my plan: I have good for you. It is my desire that you know Me, that you love Me, that you follow Me, that you serve Me. It is my plan, it is my desire, that you want to be with Me, that you want to talk with Me, that you stay here, in this moment with Me, and concern yourself with knowing Me now, this moment, and not considering all the details about the future that I know and you don’t.
What do you want to know? What do you want to know that you think I am holding out on you?
Here is what you need to know: I love you, and I never forget you. Your life is my preoccupation. You are part of my plan for this world, which I love and which I desire to heal and bring to life and have know Me. I don’t want this world to miss out on what I’ve always had for it, as I hold out my hand . . . as I hold out my hand.
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“Remember, I am holding you—both the lead and your anchor point as you follow,” says Holy Spirit. “I will not let you fall.” Did you need to hear this today, sister? Yes, me, too. When I feel scattered and lost and confused, these words bring me back to safety, remembering that Jesus is my true Guide. He will teach us how to walk through this life, with all its heartaches and dangers, with peace and joy. Read more, and share with a friend, in this FLAG downloadable.
Our goal here at Loop is to remind you that Jesus’ presence is a safe space for you—a place where you can be fully yourself, hear His voice, and know you are completely and unabashedly loved. But this doesn’t mean that Jesus Himself is a small, unassuming, “safe” God. No, as this author tells us, He’s the One powerful enough to command a raging storm to cease, the One who challenged the rich and powerful, who rebuked religious legalists, who embraced those whom society deemed disgusting and irredeemable. So although He Himself isn’t “safe,” He is so very, very good. Lord, show us the magnitude of who You are so we will fear Your name—but also help us experience and receive the depth of Your kindness and love, so we can trust you fully. Amen.
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