Be careful what you wish for

Sometimes I feel like nothing's going my way.....well, maybe it's not. But, MY way isn't the best way.

Say it again....MY way isn't the best way. That's tough to say!

But, I can say that because I've discovered that God has a plan for my life...the best plan.
"'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." Jeremiah 29:10

Sometimes we forget about this. We mistakenly think that we know what's best for us NOW and we want God to be an on-the-spot wish-granter.

As an example, read about Abram (Abraham) and Sarai (Sarah) beginning in Genesis 12. God had promised Abraham a son through which all nations would be blessed. But, they had no children. Sarah was old - around 90 - how could she have a child? So, she took matters into her own hands. Sarah convinced her husband to sleep with her maidservant and bear a child through her. This decision caused unbearable pain, jealousy, hatred and division in their household.

14 years later, God did grant Abraham and Sarah a child, Isaac, and fulfilled His promise:
"Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised." Genesis 21:1

- We make decisions in our lives based on what WE think is the right outcome and the right timing; the consequences can last for a lifetime and beyond.
- God will fulfill His plans in His way and in His own time; even when we think it's impossible
- God can bring us back to His plan, but it takes us on painful detours in life

I love what Francis Chan of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, CA says in his One Prayer message: "It's God's universe and God has His way of doing things. You may have a better way, but you don't have a universe."

God is powerful. There's so much peace when you surrender to Him. Avoid the painful detours and decide to follow His plan for your life.