Does God have a plan for each of us?

[Starcrystal]

I scrolled through all 4 pages and I don't believe no one posted Jeremiah 29:11! In fact our Pastor used it in his sermon this morning:

"FOR I KNOW THE THOUGHTS THAT I THINK TOWARD YOU, SAITH THE LORD, THOUGHTS OF PEACE, AND NOT OF EVIL, TO GIVE YOU AN EXPECTED END."

Or, as some of the newer translations put the last part: "To give you a future and a hope."

Sounds like a plan....

 

[casper40]

chilldogg77, I have not been able to answer my e-mail for a while, but I had to say, "very well said".

I for one am very grateful for my individuality and my relationship with Our Lord Jesus Christ and I know for me, there are no coincidenses.

Just as Jesus replied to Pilot, "Everything is fixed and you can't change it"!

John 14:15 "If ye love me, keep my commandments"

God Bless
Linda De

 

[BookerB]

I believe each person has a specific path to travel to arrive at his or her God given destiny. Each person has been, or is being prepared for job that no one else can do except them.

I am reminded of the story of Terah, Abram’s father. The story is told in Genesis 11: 28-32 in just a few short verses. It appears to have been Terah, not Abraham, who first started out to the land of Canaan (v. 31). The Promised Land only became Abraham’s destiny after the death of his father. I don't believe two people can have the same destiny at the same time. So, before Abram could get his father's destiny, his father had to die. The destiny that God laid out for Terah was never accomplished by him, so it was passed on to his son, and Abram traveled it successfully. Terah failed to reach his destiny because he quit. He got about midway through his journey and stopped to rest in Haran. He got comfortable; he stayed in Haran. Terah never resumed his journey; so he missed his destiny.

Although we all have a destiny to follow, many Christians have given up that pursuit in exchange for a life of prosperity and comfort. Like Adam and Eve, many of God’s chosen people have been beguiled into eating the bittersweet fruit of materialism. They have come to follow their self-prescribed destiny down a heavily traveled road to destruction. They have become selfish, vain, and envious. They wallow in their own conceit and self-righteousness. Because of worldly accomplishments, pride has crept into their heart and egos are grossly over-inflated, more often than not contributing to an arrogant and useless personality. Unfortunately, they become blind to God's plan for their life, and at the same time they are caught in the web of illusion weaved by the enemy of God. It is the adversary's business to destroy the life that God has planned for each of us. So, like Terah many will end this life without attaining the destiny that God has prepared them for. The only other thing that the Bible says about Terah is: “And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.”

 

[aagard]

Those that truly have God , if they will let God have His way in their lives and do nothing that is important without seeking God's will, then all thing that r important will be ordered by God. but those that do what they think God wants or what they think is best will sooner or later get out of God's will. A lot of things in our lives can come from us just making bad decisions that God had nothing to do with. i hope this helps

 

[The-Doctor]

Yes I think God does have a plan for each of us, There are things in my life that I thought...why didnt I get that job, I was the best person for it, why di that happen but when I see them in hindsight they became obvious. God steered me round a few curves that I couldn't have known about

 

[Pastor_Benjamin]

Everyone was created for a specific purpose.

 

[anoraky]

Well, I don't believe that there is a plan for everyone. In my opinion, our lives are greatly impacted by our *reactions* to the events that happen to us. Bad things and good things can happen to anyone. For instance, bad things happen to everyone, but your attitude can help you overcome it, while someone else may let it bring them down. The first person might think, "So many troubles have come my way, but I've gotten through them and am stronger," while the second might think, "Why do bad things always happen to me?"