It’s always easy to agree that we should follow the plan that God has for us, it’s just not always easy to know what that plan is.  I’ve spent a good portion of my life trying to figure out the plans for it and my efforts to figure it out have often left me frustrated.  Perhaps the most frustrating were the times when I was “sure” of what I should do next, but things didn’t turn out anything like I had planned.  1 Chronicles 17 tells the story of when David decides that he should build a house for God and approaches the prophet Nathan with his idea. Initially both men agree that of course God would want them to do such a great thing as to construct a more permanent place of worship for God, but God informs them otherwise.  He reminds David of the true purpose for which he has blessed David to become king and tells him of the other plans he has for the king.

There is so much blessing in devoting ourselves to those things which we are certain that God is calling us to right now while always seeking his leadership on the next steps.  I believe that it has been placed within us to dream and seek out God’s will, and even in those times when I am left frustrated when things do not come out exactly as I had planned, I am even more blessed when I see the ways in which God works his plan.

What are some ways that you can seek God’s plan for your life?

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