God's got a plan for us
07/24/2008 08:27 PM
The phrase "God's got a
plan" has been used and heard many times over in many
different ways and in many different settings.
I think that the diversity in the use of that phrase
is due to the fact that the majority of people truly
believe that all or part of this phrase is
true. So what does it really say? Let's
take the first word, God. There are a whole
bunch of schools of thought that could write and have
written this subject up one side and down the
other. The spectrum can run as far as the
person who does not believe in God, to the person who
lives his life for God, all the way to the person who
lives to oppose God. It's all out there.
So what about the atheist who does not believe in
God? I personally wonder where they are getting
their information from. I mean you can look
around you and see evidence all day everyday of the
existence of God. My son and I were just
praying this morning on the way to school and we were
sort of having fun with the sun. We were
thanking Mr. Sun for being there in the sky since if
"he" were not, we would freeze and die. We then
thanked Mr. Sun for not being too close to us,
because if "he" were too close, we would burn up and
be gone too. Also, we thanked him for not being
even a little bit closer or we would be hot and
sweaty and uncomfortable and would say, "Gee, it's a
little uncomfortable in this heat." We had fun
with it, but then we acknowledged God, and His role
in the design of our planet Earth. The Sun is
just a mass of hot gas. It's not positioning
itself with any regard to us or anything else.
But God had a plan when he created the Earth, and
that was for the Sun to provide the exact temperature
for us to sustain life. He also created our
planet as well as the Sun at just the right mass so
we are able to orbit around the sun, creating just
the right gravitational pull to keep us on the Earth,
but not pull us down so much to prevent us from
running, jumping or throwing a ball. That's
cool. And that's not random chance
either. So if God is going to go through all of
that, to create an environment that we are able to
live in, He will make sure the little things in
our lives are taken care of too. Unfortunately,
"taken care of" can sometimes have a different
definition for us than it does for God. I'd
like to be taken care of where I have no more
worries, but I've noticed that most of the times
where I grow and learn are associated with times of
struggle. you know what else, those times of
struggle can usually be traced back to a bad decision
that was made on my own part. The Bible tells
us in Hebrews 12:5-about 11 that we are punished
for a reason, because God loves us and wants to
protect us. If my son ran out into a busy
street, I'd pull him back to safety, but he'd also be
in trouble in some way shape or form. What kind
of parent would I be if I just said, "That's
okay! If he wants to run, let him run.
Who am I to stop him?" People would call me a
bad parent, and they'd be right. So why is it
when bad things come our way, and we can honestly
blame ourselves that they do, that it is so easy to
question God and his punishment? We simply have
to remember that yes, God has a plan for us.
It's not always an easy plan, but it's God's plan,
and you can't get better than that. Until next
time.
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