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Sunday, March 7, 2010

Surrendering Our Plans To God

"And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely" (Hosea 2:8 KJV).

"The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox; and dust will be the serpent's food. They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain," says the LORD" (Isaiah 65:25 NASB)

These words from the Old Testament seem almost amusing to us in this day and age. First of all, we live in a time of conflict and, if you watch the evening news they’ll tell you we’re on the verge of World War III. We may be tempted to think that well, maybe the animals can all learn to get along, but not man!

I find it interesting that this same imagery is used by different prophets. Of course, Christ is the one who allows all this to even become a remote possibility. His life and death changed the paradigm of human history forever.

Through these two prophets, God wanted to convey to us that anything is possible through Him. Not only can God change a current reality into something unimaginable in the future, we can change our own reality through faith in Him.

That requires a great deal from us, doesn’t it? Especially since our accomplishing anything in this life requires surrendering the outcome to God. Honestly, I resist that surrender, even though God sent Christ – and turned his death into a victorious resurrection!

That’s where I hesitate. No, that’s where I flounder! I’m a real control freak! I don’t know why, because I fully admit my plans are smaller and narrower and “less” than they could be if I allowed room for God in the planning process. But I know that whatever plans I have, God will allow them to be so much more fruitful if I give Him control of the outcome.

I know that the whole world can seem to be tumbling toward destruction and devastation. I know my dreams and hopes seem really big and unattainable. I know I’m just one small, solitary person. I know, too, though that because of Christ the history of the world was changed. Because of Christ, my own future and destiny were re-written as well. And so was yours.

Blessings on your journey,
Mary

5 comments:

RCUBEs said...

Whatever happens, but if all my plans are on God's hands, then I need not be worried. Wheww...I'm so glad it was Him Who has the master plan. Blessings to you sister Mary!

Unknown said...

I SO RELATE to this post!!! Thanks for sharing!

Nikki (Sarah) said...

awesome post. thank you. Sarah

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