I heard the Lord loud and clear – Be patient; I’m not a liar; I know my plans for you; trust me.
With that, I began trusting what God said. And now, God has broken His silence and I can truly see
things coming together.
Sometimes, it can be hard to trust God’s plan when things aren’t happening the way, or within the
time limit, we expect. But we must realize that God does not operate according to how we perceive
things. His thoughts and His ways are far above ours. (Isaiah 55:8-9)
Now, let me add something here. I’m not telling you to up and quit your job. That was a personal
directive I received from the Lord. Don’t make a move like that unless you know for sure God is
calling you to do that.
With that said, I’m sure there are things that God has spoken to you concerning His plan for your
life, and it looks as if it’s just not going to happen. I encourage you to hold fast to your faith, and
trust that His divine will and purpose will manifest in your life as He sees fit. The enemy will try to
make you believe that things will never make sense, or God’s purpose for your life will not prevail,
but he is a liar. Every promise and every plan that God has spoken in your life shall manifest.
Trust His plan.
No matter what it looks like, feels like, or sounds like, trust God’s plan. It will prevail.
Did this article touch and minister to you in some way? Email lcollins@eewmagazine.com.
With that, I began trusting what God said. And now, God has broken His silence and I can truly see
things coming together.
Sometimes, it can be hard to trust God’s plan when things aren’t happening the way, or within the
time limit, we expect. But we must realize that God does not operate according to how we perceive
things. His thoughts and His ways are far above ours. (Isaiah 55:8-9)
Now, let me add something here. I’m not telling you to up and quit your job. That was a personal
directive I received from the Lord. Don’t make a move like that unless you know for sure God is
calling you to do that.
With that said, I’m sure there are things that God has spoken to you concerning His plan for your
life, and it looks as if it’s just not going to happen. I encourage you to hold fast to your faith, and
trust that His divine will and purpose will manifest in your life as He sees fit. The enemy will try to
make you believe that things will never make sense, or God’s purpose for your life will not prevail,
but he is a liar. Every promise and every plan that God has spoken in your life shall manifest.
Trust His plan.
No matter what it looks like, feels like, or sounds like, trust God’s plan. It will prevail.
Did this article touch and minister to you in some way? Email lcollins@eewmagazine.com.
- Habakuk 2:3 – “For the vision is yet for an
appointed time; But at the end it will speak,
and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it;
Because it will surely come, It will not tarry.”
- Isaiah 55:11 – “So shall My word be that
goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return
to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I
please, And it shall prosper in the thing for
which I sent it.”
- Jeremiah 29:11 –“ 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.”
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of two beautiful boys and inspirational
blogger. She believes that God has
purposed her to use her gift of writing to
share her experiences as a Christian
woman, wife, and mother, in order to touch
the hearts of other women just like her.
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kcollins@eewmagazine.com
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Now I knew the plans I had, and they did not include being unemployed. But still, the Lord
continued to tell me to trust His plan. I was constantly reminded of Proverbs 19:21 - “You can
make many plans, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail. Though apprehensive, I decided to close
my natural eyes, open my spiritual eyes, and trust the Lord’s plan of purpose for my life.
After a few weeks, although I absolutely loved being home with my children everyday, I began to
wonder if I’d heard God incorrectly. Besides being fully available to my husband and children,
and having the ability to rest during my current pregnancy that has been quite physically
challenging, nothing else the Lord had spoken to me was manifesting. I began to worry and doubt
God’s plan. And for a while, God became completely silent, as I talked about in the previous
issue’s article.
I began singing the “When Lord?” song. Lord when is this going to happen? When is that vision
going to manifest? When are the pieces of the puzzle going to come together? When Lord,
when?! That’s when He reminded me of three scriptures:
continued to tell me to trust His plan. I was constantly reminded of Proverbs 19:21 - “You can
make many plans, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail. Though apprehensive, I decided to close
my natural eyes, open my spiritual eyes, and trust the Lord’s plan of purpose for my life.
After a few weeks, although I absolutely loved being home with my children everyday, I began to
wonder if I’d heard God incorrectly. Besides being fully available to my husband and children,
and having the ability to rest during my current pregnancy that has been quite physically
challenging, nothing else the Lord had spoken to me was manifesting. I began to worry and doubt
God’s plan. And for a while, God became completely silent, as I talked about in the previous
issue’s article.
I began singing the “When Lord?” song. Lord when is this going to happen? When is that vision
going to manifest? When are the pieces of the puzzle going to come together? When Lord,
when?! That’s when He reminded me of three scriptures:
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A few months ago, I left my job. After about
six months of praying and discussing details
with my husband, I finally decided to obey
what I believed to be the voice of the Lord
and informed my superiors that I’d be
leaving.
You see, around the latter part of last year,
the Lord began to speak to me about making
some changes, particularly with my career.
But when the thought of leaving my job
popped into my mind out of nowhere, I just
attributed it to my own crazy thinking
because it made absolutely no sense to me.
For weeks, I brushed it off as nothing. The
more I tried to ignore what I was hearing, the
louder it became. The Lord continued to
speak the same thing to me, over and over
again. And every time I tried to make perfect
sense of it all, He’d simply say “Trust my
plan.”
six months of praying and discussing details
with my husband, I finally decided to obey
what I believed to be the voice of the Lord
and informed my superiors that I’d be
leaving.
You see, around the latter part of last year,
the Lord began to speak to me about making
some changes, particularly with my career.
But when the thought of leaving my job
popped into my mind out of nowhere, I just
attributed it to my own crazy thinking
because it made absolutely no sense to me.
For weeks, I brushed it off as nothing. The
more I tried to ignore what I was hearing, the
louder it became. The Lord continued to
speak the same thing to me, over and over
again. And every time I tried to make perfect
sense of it all, He’d simply say “Trust my
plan.”