Fantastic Friday #314- Plans

Plans

⁶ By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
    their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
⁷ He gathers the waters of the sea into jar;
    he puts the deep into storehouses.
⁸ Let all the earth fear the Lord;
    let all the people of the world revere him.
⁹ For he spoke, and it came to be;
    he commanded, and it stood firm.

¹⁰ The Lord foils the plans of the nations;
    he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
¹¹ But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever,
    the purposes of his heart through all generations.  Psalm 33:7-11

Do you start out your week with a plan?  I typically have my week mapped out pretty clearly on what has to happen and what I have to get done.  Then Monday hits, and the plan gets blown to pieces, mainly because life happens.  Now, I am not saying we shouldn't plan, but maybe we should look at our life through a different lens. When our plans get thwarted for some unknown reason, we should be less likely to question why if we pay attention to God's Word.  Look at who God is and how He has planned things with His creation of the heavens and the earth.  There were clearly many well-thought-out plans, including us being here on this earth.  God has a plan for each and every one of us, and we just need to remember that it is His plan and not ours.  Earlier in this Psalm verses 4 and 5 state this:

⁴ For the word of the Lord is right and true;
    he is faithful in all he does.
⁵ The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
    the earth is full of his unfailing love.

It is very clear that God is Faithful and the Psalm bookends this statement by making sure it is clear to us that His plans stand firm forever.  Just remember that when you are planning out your day, week or month and things don't exactly work out how you thought they should, that God planned them already.

Have a great weekend.

Matt