Author	Thread: Our Plans may not be ther Lords Plans
Len1932 View Profile History	Our Plans may not be ther Lords Plans Posted : 12 Apr, 2012 11:03 PM LEN'S LINES --- A Little Religion On A Positive Note By Len Granger Plans As we go through life, we have often laid out our plans and pray to the Lord for His guidance. We may go ahead and make all the arrangements and believe everything is going well as scheduled. We may not have had a positive answer from our loving and gracious Lord Jesus Christ, however, we feel we will get an answer from our Lord before the date of the planned activity. If we proceed with our plans on our own, we see in the Bible where even our Lord speaks of Nations and peoples plans. Psalms 33-4 "The Lord brings the council of the nations to nothing, He makes the plans of people to no effect". I think all of us can remember in our lives times when the Lord changed our plans, maybe cancelled a trip, or told us no in His own way to our well laid plans. Then the Lord often gives us a reason why He took the actions that we thought at the time were not in our best interests. Recently, we called the farm butcher to place on his schedule a day and time he could arrange to come on the farm. We wanted to butcher a bull while it was still tame as we have a young bull calf for next year as a replacement. He gave us a time and date. We arranged for the same day to have a grandson disk the garden area. The weatherman said rain was predicated later in the day but we would have all the activity accomplished before noon. For a couple days we prayed to the Lord for a successful day that we had scheduled. On the morning of the planned activities, by 9AM there was a steady downpour of rain that soaked the ground and put all planned activities to a halt. The butcher and his crew had arrived and said it will be another week, as rain is predicted for area all this week, so we will call you a new date. I called my grandson it would be another week or more before it will be dry again, as we cancelled the disking of the garden. I felt discouraged that all the planning had to be cancelled. But the Lord has plans for us that we do not see or can even imagine will effect us and those around us. Even the farm animals are in His plan, as the Lord is ruler of the universe. we see in the Bible: Psalms 36-6 " Your rightness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep; O Lord, You preserve man and beast". Later in day, I went out to feed the chickens and noticed the cattle all in a huddle and calves, some a week old, in the middle. The bull was guarding the cattle and had his head to the ground looking as big as possible. Around the cattle were circling coyotes as I watched and yelled at them, but I was ignored. After several minutes the coyotes left leaving one, but he finally decided to leave as he faced the bull. The guardian was there when he was needed as our Lord had cancelled the days planned activities. We did not know or understand the way of our Lord as He does His will. . Our plans and prayers are in His hands as we place our trust, hope and faith in our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ. Trust this Sunday will find us all singing and worshiping our Lord Jesus Christ in the church of our choice, God Bless America Post Reply
dljrn04 View Profile History	Our Plans may not be ther Lords Plans Posted : 13 Apr, 2012 03:58 AM Amen :applause: Post Reply
NRSV1953 View Profile History	Our Plans may not be ther Lords Plans Posted : 13 Apr, 2012 06:05 AM So, so true Len! And from that famous theologian Woody Allen, "Want to make God laugh? Tell Him your plans!" :ROFL: Post Reply
View Profile History	Our Plans may not be ther Lords Plans Posted : 13 Apr, 2012 09:10 AM :yay:....AMEN !!! is right on...Thanxs Len for sharing this...sometimes we think and believe we no whats best and God always amazes me when He shines fourth His perfect plan in Everything...God Bless...xo Post Reply
View Profile History	Our Plans may not be ther Lords Plans Posted : 13 Apr, 2012 07:14 PM Thank you Len for sharing your story! I guess we all need to be reminded at times, that our plans may not be the Lord's plans. God bless you...:applause: Post Reply
trina36 View Profile History	Our Plans may not be ther Lords Plans Posted : 24 Apr, 2012 05:48 AM And all works out for our good when we can't see the end from the beginning--God sees it all and plans out our days. Why do we keep relying on self? Post Reply