February 4th | God Has Plans For You
- CoachJasonMays
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No matter how your life feels right now—whether it's filled with uncertainty, disappointment, or even hardship—God has a plan for you. It's easy to question Him when our own plans fall apart or when life doesn't unfold the way we envisioned. Yet Scripture reminds us that God desires peace and hope for His people. He takes genuine delight in revealing His purposes to us.
If God has intentional plans for our lives, then we should have plans too—but they must honor Him and remain flexible to adapt to His calling. You might wonder, "What if I don't sense His calling on my life?"
Often, that's because we're wearing blinders, clinging only to the plans we've crafted ourselves, the ones we desperately want to see succeed. In those moments, we're trying to squeeze God into the limited spaces we've left open in the life we prefer to control.
True planning begins with surrender. When we align our hearts with Him, the Holy Spirit guides us to discover God's will. One of the most quoted verses captures this beautifully:
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) — "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."
But this promise isn't isolated. The verses that follow provide the key to experiencing it:
Jeremiah 29:12-13 (NIV) — "Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."
Too often, we approach God half-heartedly. We offer Him only the parts of our life we're willing to release, while hiding the rest—the areas we still want to control. We pray, "Lord, just fix this one thing; I'll handle everything else." But God invites full surrender. He wants all of our heart, because only then do we truly find Him and His plans.
This ties into the New Testament assurance in Ephesians 1:7-9 (NIV):
"In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ."
Through Christ's redemption and the lavish grace poured out on us, God doesn't leave His will a mystery forever. He grants us wisdom and insight to understand it, even when it feels hidden at first.
Ultimately, God wants what is truly best for us—often more than we want for ourselves. He simply asks us to let Him lead. Release the need to control every detail. Seek Him wholeheartedly in prayer, trust His timing (even in exile-like seasons), and watch as He unfolds plans filled with hope, peace, and a future secured in Him.