Greater Plans For You


 “ For I know what plans I have for you,’ says Adonai,‘ plans for well-being, not for bad things; so that you can have hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 (CJB)

Have you prayed, and felt as though God, Maker of heaven and earth, the Giver of life, has forgotten about you? I have. You may have prayed for the same thing for years, but He has not answered, yet. You just cannot understand why He does not answer. I cannot comprehend why God allows/disallows something, and I don’t understand why evil prevails when good men do nothing. I have discovered something interesting about God.  He has an overall plan for our life that requires certain events to be completed before He can move us to the next steps. Our life plan is woven together into God’s greater plan. This involves events in our life happening at a particular time. Your life plan aligns with the greater plan of God at the appointed time, to give you the hope and a future that He has for you. Since God is Omnipotent, your prayer will not be answered too soon or too late. That’s what is meant by the saying, “He is an on-time God!”  Your pray will not only impact your life, but perhaps it will impact many other people lives as well, because we are all connected to each other.
So, you may be tired, weary and without understanding of why God is taking so long to answer your prayers or if he is even listening to you. During those times remember Jeremiah 29:12-13 (CJB) “When you call to me and pray to me, I will listen to you. And, Psalms 91:15, He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him when he is in trouble. I will extricate him, and bring him honor.
He will put into effect when the time is ripe, his plan. Trust and keep praying, for pray strengthens us, gives us resilience, and activates the greater plan!
Prayer: O Lord full of mercy, be gracious to me, for I am yours and I put my trust in You alone. From eternity to eternity, you are God. Father, I thank you in advance that you have heard my prayers. I just want your will to be done in my life and in the lives of my loved ones. I will give you all the Glory, all the Honor and all the Praise. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen!  

Blessings for a greater cause,
Pastor Patricia, Founder 
Noblelightministries


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