God's plans and our plans

Jeremiah 29:11 NIV

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.

This week something sad or disappointing (in our eyes) happened and this week something wonderful (in our eyes) happened as well.

How do we know what is truly good or bad? Do we even need to know? If we knew such things, what would we do with such knowledge?

In God's economy there is no wasted or lost effort. Because we serve at His pleasure, it is His perspective that we need to keep in the forefront of our minds. Nothing that happens is lost or is unuseful in the hands of the Designer and Sustainer of the universe.

All of it comes (as I said in a previous post) from the hand of a loving God who has marvelous plans for us. And, yes, plans to prosper us even when we cannot see how at the time. That is why we walk by faith and not by the very limited sight of our eyes and finite understanding.

Think about one wonderful school interaction; maybe you were blessed to receive a large gift from a donor. This was from the Lord and you were blessed to be the "catcher" of this material blessing for the school. I had that joy this week.

Think about a "sub-optimal" occurrence. Someone doesn't call back or a gift doesn't come through. Think on this and ponder what the Father is calling us to do, praise Him at all times and in all circumstances.

By the way, I was told this week that my position at the school has been eliminated and I am now out of a job. I am sad and puzzled, yet expectant about what our Lord is up to.

I worked for King last week; I will work for the King next week, too.

Be blessed and be a blessing!