GOD ALWAYS HAS THE BEST PLANS!!! For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. - Jeremiah 29 v 11 In the early part of the 20th century in Scotland, a certain family by the name of Clark had a dream. They wanted to emigrate to the United States for a better existence. To make that dream a reality, they struggled, denied themselves of luxuries and saved. Finally they managed to accumulate enough money and obtain all the paperwork they needed to take the trip and begin a new life in a new land. Ship reservations were made and the family was ecstatic. Then, as often happens, tragedy struck. Seven days before they were to leave the youngest of the children, a little boy, was bitten by a dog. The bite wasn’t serious; the doctor stitched the lad up in no time at all. The tragedy was the doctor also had to hang a yellow sign on the Clark’s front door. The yellow signed warned everybody to stay away: there was a possibility, a very small chance, that the boy had contracted rabies from the bite of the unknown dog. Their ship was to sail in one week, the family was quarantined for two. They would have to stay behind as their ship, and their dreams, sailed into the sunset. The father, outraged at what he felt was the unjust, unfair hand that he had been dealt, went down to the pier to stare as the ship set out. Furious at God, frustrated with his son; he cried and he cursed. He stomped home in a foul mood. He stayed that way, too. Then only a few days after his vessel had left port he got word that on April 15th the very ship which was to have brought them to a new life, had been sunk!!!!. The Titanic had gone down. As it disappeared, it had taken with it the lives of over 1,500 passengers. Hearing that news, Mr. Clark’s attitude was instantly transformed. Excitedly, enthusiastically, eagerly, he hugged his son. Plainly, powerfully, and prayerfully, he thanked his God. Their lives had been spared. THEIR TRAGEDY HAD BEEN TURNED INTO A TRIUMPH!!. Some of us might have watched as our plans for our lives have been shattered and broken. We might have wondered why God would refuse to allow us to see our dreams fulfilled. Maybe we are even disappointed with the way our lives have turned out. Let me challenge you to look at what the Lord has done for you! You may not have gotten all you wanted out of life; but hasn’t God given you so much more than you imagined? Has He not saved you by His grace? Has He not used your life to accomplish His will in the world? When God says “No” to your dreams and plans, IT IS BECAUSE HE HAS SOMETHING BETTER IN MIND FOR YOU!!!. This was David’s discovery when God refused to allow him to build a house for Him. This was the experience of the disciples. They thought their dreams were shattered when Jesus died on the cross. They soon found out that God had something far better in store. It was Paul’s as well, 2 Cor. 12:7-10. Many others have had this same experience: the 3 Hebrews; Daniel; Elijah; the widow; Namaan the leper; etc. It will be your experience and mine as well. The Lord always has the best plans! - Paul Ola/Alan Carr
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 14:57:21 +0000
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