"For I Know The Plans..."

"'For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. 'They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope'." Jeremiah 29:11

Kids have such a great way at teaching adults valuable life lessons. One of these lessons my children have taught me is that God always has our best planned out and his ways are ultimately for our best, even when we can't see it at the time. One day when my son was two years old and I was pregnant with our second child, my husband, I and our son were in the car on the way to do something fun for Aden (my son). To be honest I can't remember exactly what it was but I do specifically remember we had planned something fun to do with him on a Saturday afternoon. We did not tell him ahead of time what our plans were because we didn't want him bugging us all day long to go do it. Well while we were in the car Aden starts asking if we can go get some chicken nuggets and french fries. I do remember food was a part of the fun equation, but it wasn't the first thing we were doing. I told my little two year old that we would go get some food but we had something fun planned for him first. This was not acceptable to him because we weren't doing exactly what he wanted when he wanted and because all he could hear was the fact I told him not right now he could not hear me telling him that we had something better for him planned. He threw a royal temper fit. Usually I would have been very upset with him and might have even turned the car around and went right back home but that time I felt the Holy Spirit teaching me a very important lesson. Here I was my son's mother and I had something good planned just for him. Something that he was going to really enjoy and something better than just getting food right at that moment. He being two couldn't see past his own wants and trust me that I had something better planned for him. It was like looking in a spiritual mirror at myself and my relationship with my Heavenly Father. How many countless times have I demanded my own way and wants with the Lord while he is gently and lovingly telling me "No" or "Not Right Now", not because he doesn't want me to have good things and blessings, but because He in his omniscience and omnipotence has something much better planned for me. I acting more like a two year old than a twenty five year old, respond to not getting my way with whining, grumbling, and complaining and can't hear God telling me through all that, that He has something better for me and all I need to do is trust him.

"God today I ask you to help me stop acting like a two year old and learn to trust you when you tell me "No" or "Not Right Now". Help me learn to trust what Jeremiah 29:11 says that your plans are good and you have a wonderful future planned out tailored to the way you made me! Thank you for all your provisions, your continual love and amazing goodness. Amen"