Thursday, May 28, 2009

The plans I have for you......

So, this morning I was sitting here just thanking God for all that He has blessed me with in this year so far. Then that got me thinking, "Wow, am I really marrying this man that I knew 7 years ago?" Then God brought to my remembrance this scripture:


Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope."


God will never leave us abandoned and He will always keep His promises. Even when we don't know or even realize what He's doing in our lives, He's got it all worked out. For our good. For our welfare. Plans to give us a future. Plans to give us a hope. All we have to do is trust in Him. Not get too antsy and get ahead of Him. His timing is and always will be perfect. He's promised it to us, it's there, He is just waiting for HIS moment to give it to us.


The next couple of verses say, "12 Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13'You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart."

Did you realize that God listens to us? I mean, not just the flippant way that we listen to people..... you know, "selective hearing" and all that. No, it says that if we call upon the Lord and pray to Him, He WILL listen to us. It's not something to take lightly. Our prayers are heard by a living and ever loving God.


It also says that if we seek Him with all of our heart we WILL find Him. When we're in the desert times, God is there. We can find Him at any time. He's not some vast mirage. He's not just some "thing" in the sky. He's real and tangible. I know there have been times in my life when I didn't feel like praising God or praying to God, but when I did and I did it with all of my heart, He was right there, surrounding me. It's an amazing thing to have a God who loves His children so very much.


Anyway, I guess that's just it for right now. Wedding plans are going smoothly. We got the invitations in and they are amazing. Can't wait for everyone to see them. :) We are so excited!!!! We are in the process of buying a house too, so be agreeing with us on that. Love you all. Leave some comments! Grace and peace!

2 comments:

Danielle said...

Wow! I can't wait to see it all come together! you photographer looks amazing!

MCali said...

Thanks. He is! I can't wait!