His Plans Are Better

I got this devotion in my email today and it speaks to my current situation SOO much. I wanted to share it. It really encouraged me. :)

His Plans Are Better
Daily Devotional by Raul Ries
Calvary Chapel Golden Springs

“And He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flock, in the land of which He swore to your fathers to give you.”Deuteronomy 7:13

God is in full control of my life, the lives of my children and the lives of my grandbabies. I am not in control. I can make plans, but my plans are maybe not God’s plans. I have to submit to the will of God. Why? He loves me and He blesses me. God knows what I need. What my family needs.

Many times, when things do not go according to our plans, we become angry with God. That is when people become disillusioned; they become oppressed; they become depressed; they lose heart, and they get bitter.

But look at the verse. God loves us; He blesses us; He provides for us, and he fulfills His promises. Why should we get bitter or disillusioned? Does God wish us harm? Does He want to destroy us? No! His plans for us are better than we could ever imagine.

Remember, if God really has called me, if God really is my Lord and my Savior, and He is in full control of my life, then what do I have to fear? If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31). Seriously, who can be against me?

I know not the way He leads me, but well do I know my Guide. What have I to fear?—Martin Luther—