When I first thought of this title I couldn't help but be reminded of the chorus "Delight yourself in the Lord and He'll give you, the desires of your heart." But is that so?
Me and God both know very well that one of my desires is to get into university and not just any uni, Leeds! I am desperate to get a place at Leeds; this is my desire. However, as I have learnt over the past few years, our desires may not lie parallel with what God wants. Another desire is that I would like a lovely dovely boyfriend but whether this is God's plan or not is yet to be unveiled.
I am a great believer in those verses seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened unto you. I know that if I ask God what He plans to do, if it is in His timing, the Lord will tell me. However, maybe on some level, do I not want to know? Am I scared in case God's far more sensible and 'emma-suited' plan does not fit nicely with mine?
I know that verse in Jeremiah well, the plans that God has for me are to prosper me and I wholly believe that, trusting that God's plan is the best out there. But sometimes, I like mine! I can see it, it pleases me and it ticks the right boxes. Do we have to treat plans themselves as faith? Defined in Hebrews, surely we must need to be 'certain' of these things we cannot see?
Yet how do I fall in love with these plans and long for them if I do not know them?
Maybe it is a case of living a life like Jesus, living out the plans He has told you about and then praying for a revelation of those plans or simply trusting in the unknown through which God can bless us.
I trust God's timing. I trust God's judgement. I trust that His plans are perfect and will prosper me. I fell in love with God because of His grace, awe and splendour. If I trust that God's plan are what He says they are, I'll fall in love with them because He made them because he loves me. My heart must learn to long that love-filled plan rather than my own fallible, selfish plan.
As for university, I know God will find a place where He would like me and that is what I long for.
As for a fella.. All in God's time :)
Woah!
ReplyDeleteThis is so similair to what I posted and I hadn't even read this!
Delight yourself in the lord and he willg ive you the desires of your heart is probably my favourite psalm. No, it is my favourite actually.
I've never though about Gods plans as to fall in love with them, its a good way of looking at it, as more often than not we fall in love with our own idealistics for our futures!
xxx