11/21/2024
GOD'S PLAN PREVAILS OVER ALL AND REQUIRES PERSONAL GROWTH
The Creator God of the universe states the following as noted by the prophet Jeremiah: "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" (Jer. 29:11 NLT).
Sometimes we want to hold on to something that is not in our best interest no matter what it is -- person, place, or thing -- when God really has something better for us. If we can only let go of what we are holding on to and allow God to be God and move on our behalf. For what he has in store for us fits better in His plan and purpose for our lives, because He knows what's best for us.
Life in light of the Creator is about purpose and not sentiments. We must all fulfill our purpose without hindrance or distraction, no matter what that may be. Know who you are, know your purpose and remain true to it. Always remember that association either promotes or demotes a person when there is no equality of mindset, which is simply incompatibility of thoughts and behavior.
Surround yourself with the right people who can help lift you, bring you up to their level, help bring you closer to God, help you find your purpose, and help sharpen you in light of your purpose. Hanging around or surrounding yourself with the wrong people, will bring you down to their level and keep you there. We're meant to grow from one stage to another, and it's an ongoing process.
This means always learning, growing, improving, and becoming a better version of ourselves. If we don't in this regard, it means we need maturity because we're simply immature. Maturity and teachability are much needed for the application of things that would bring about growth, development, and improvement in our lives.
Association either recognizes your purpose and helps you maintain your level, takes you up higher to another level, or brings you down low to a level you don't belong and keep you there. If you're mature and alert to your reality, the result then is wallowing in deep frustration because you are hindered in light of your purpose. And if you're not mature and alert to your reality, you couldn't possibly tell the difference.
And in this regard, you become self-hindered or self-sabotaged, because you have chosen to surround yourself with the wrong people who can't bring the best out of you, or who can't help you to be all you can be. Therefore, choose your association wisely, and in light of your purpose don't compromise. Be patient, wait on God, and simply trust him for a better outcome in light of His plans for you. And waiting on God or wanting to do better in life requires maturity to apply ourselves to that effect.
We must always have a desire to grow. We can't be in our thirties like we were in our twenties or teenage years, or in our forties, fifties, and sixties like we were in out twenties and thirties. We must have an earnest desire to learn, grow, improve, and become better people in our thoughts and behavior. When we do, we would have an improved mindset and a better outlook on life. We will also become better people in how we relate to or interact with others in our relationships, personal and interpersonal, and more importantly in a marriage.
This is because a marriage can only thrive or succeed in light of God’s plan and purpose for a married couple when there is earnest and deliberate growth within the couple, which will then have a positive impact on the marriage. It would then be more peaceful, harmonious, happy, and fulfilling. Therefore, the opposite opposite then would have a very negative impact on the marriage. Precisely, marriage hindrance or sabotage due to lack of growth for the betterment of each partner within the marriage.
When couples are better in their thoughts and behavior, it affects the marriage positively, and the opposite would also affect it negatively. While growth is needed in both partners in a marriage, yet based on the individual case, one partner may need it more than the other. And the one who needs it the most must be open, teachable, and willing to grow. He or she must endeavor to do better in light of the needed growth for the benefit of the marriage. Particularly with regards to how they relate to each other and in light of God’s plan and purpose for the marriage.
Each marriage is different based on each partner's character. All in all, whether single or married, continuous growth is very necessary, and will only take us higher from one stage to another in our thought pattern, attitude, and behavior. As we grow, we gain both knowledge and wisdom to help us better relate to others, how we relate to God, and how we deal with life issues. And in this regard, we grow and improve in our reliant upon God in any and every situation, no matter what we may experience in life.
Therefore, in light of life issues, no need to worry or stress oneself, because God is always in control even when it doesn't feel like it. To this effect then, we have to learn to let go, trust God for the unknown, rely on Him, rest in Him, and be thankful for His divine and infinite wisdom and guidance. God's plan for our lives according to Jeremiah 29:11 will always prevail over all. He remains faithful and true no matter what.
We must remain faithful and true to God and ourselves as well, and always have a heart of gratitude for His goodness, and remember all He's done for us over the years and what He's yet to do for us. To this effect, in light of everything we may experience, the apostle Paul notes: "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you" (1 Thess. 5:8 KJV). Have a very lovely and blessed and fruitful day! Shalom Maranatha!!🙏❤️❤️🙏