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Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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."
Hello. I got my history test back today and I failed. I was initially quite sad, but I wasn't that badly hit as marks don't really get me down. While I was eating lunch, God suddenly dropped this verse into my mind, and I started pondering about it. Why did God give me this verse?
After a few mintues, I finally got the answer. Here, God says that He has plans to prosper us and not to harm us. Plans for our own good. I related it to the history paper, that it was God's plan for me to fail so that I would work harder and not be complacent. This is because most of the marks I lost were from the questions that required memorized information. I didn't bring my book home. So God wanted to use this to remind me to bring my books home and work harder.
This same logic applies to many things in our daily lives. Sometimes we wonder, "why must this happen to me?" or "why do I do so badly?" or "why is she treating me this way?" Don't think that God treats you badly. In fact, the incident is for your own good! If you do badly, God has a reason. Maybe it is to make you work harder. If your friend dumps you, God has a reason too. Maybe it is to show you that the friend is not the one God wants you to be with, and you will venture out and find new friends!
God always has the best plans for you. Don't doubt them. :)
"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."
Hello. I got my history test back today and I failed. I was initially quite sad, but I wasn't that badly hit as marks don't really get me down. While I was eating lunch, God suddenly dropped this verse into my mind, and I started pondering about it. Why did God give me this verse?
After a few mintues, I finally got the answer. Here, God says that He has plans to prosper us and not to harm us. Plans for our own good. I related it to the history paper, that it was God's plan for me to fail so that I would work harder and not be complacent. This is because most of the marks I lost were from the questions that required memorized information. I didn't bring my book home. So God wanted to use this to remind me to bring my books home and work harder.
This same logic applies to many things in our daily lives. Sometimes we wonder, "why must this happen to me?" or "why do I do so badly?" or "why is she treating me this way?" Don't think that God treats you badly. In fact, the incident is for your own good! If you do badly, God has a reason. Maybe it is to make you work harder. If your friend dumps you, God has a reason too. Maybe it is to show you that the friend is not the one God wants you to be with, and you will venture out and find new friends!
God always has the best plans for you. Don't doubt them. :)