The title of this blog is the title of a plan I’m currently reading in the Bible App. The book is written by Marcus Gill. I began reading Day 3 of the plan and decided to share my reading and my response.
God's Timing for Your Relationships
The Lord spoke to me one night. He said, “Marcus, when you rush into a relationship, you can rush into misery.” When the Lord spoke that word to me, it shook me. At that time I desperately wanted to be in a romantic relationship. I was feeling lonely, and I got tired of waiting. I was watching others getting married, and I wanted to get married too. It was almost as if I was willing to settle for anyone just to be in a relationship.
I didn’t realize that the best relationship to have was a relationship with God.
I got married at a young age, and that marriage ended in divorce. Afterwards, I realized I needed to take time and allow God to heal me from that brokenness. Along the way I had many broken relationships. Now I’m in a place where I can encourage you to allow God to heal you.
If you’re trying to heal from a broken relationship or if you’re trusting God to fix your broken relationships, you are going to have to respect the process. Let God restore you. God can fix your broken relationships. He has an abundance of both love and patience. Whatever His plan is, you have to believe that your waiting season is not a waste.
Scripture:
“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.”
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
http://bible.com/111/jer.29.11.niv
My response:
Put the second sentence of this devotional on a post it note. Goodness!!!!
I was introduced to this scripture via the ministry of Martha Munizzi. My niece sings the song at my wedding. What I realize now is that God has plans for me and my ex wasn’t “the hope and future part. I wanted that for myself. I rushed that part of my life and misery? It took years to bounce back.
On this album the next two songs are “Your Latter Will Be Greater” and “New Season”.
God wants us to know that it gets better when live out His plans and not our own. You only know His plans when you seek Him first.
“I know the plans I have for you
I know just what you're going through
So when you can't see
What tomorrow holds
And yesterday is through,
Remember I know,
The plans I have for you
To give you hope for tomorrow
Joy for your sorrow
Strength for everything you go through
Remember I know the plans I have for you”
And then your latter will be greater. šš½
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.