Thursday, May 1, 2014

HIS PERFECT PLAN BEHIND THE CHAOS

(A devotion)

I was a real Tomboy as a child and loved to explore the many footpaths that ran across our farm.  The African bush was my Eden – a place to escape when I needed to be closer to my Maker. Even then I felt God’s gentle presence in my life.

In a desperate bid to escape the growing tension in the farm-house one day, I ran off into the bush. With perspiration dripping down my young face, I hastened along the mountain path towards the water-reservoir near the waterfall.  I was ten-years-old at the time; young, impressionable and already searching for meaning. Who was I and what was my purpose on this planet?

It took me half an hour to reach my sanctuary – a precarious seat on the rim of the open reservoir. The valley around me echoed with life; cicada beetles, birds, and the breeze that whipped through the valley. I dropped to my haunches and dipped my feet into the icy water. Reflections of sunshine shimmered across the water.

My attention was soon drawn to the pond-skimmers – little beetles that created chaotic patterns on the waters’ surface. They buzzed around in seemingly mindless patterns; a web of incomprehensible motion.

This was the moment when I realised that God’s plan is absolutely perfect. Like the pond-skimmers, our lives appear chaotic.  We run around with mindless goals and futile aspirations. On our own, our lives are limited; imperfect. Yet behind it all, God is in control.  His beautiful universe is ordered and fits together perfectly. We only have to reach for His guiding-hand to be embraced into His Perfect Plan.

"For I know the plans I have for your," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11)

PRAYER FOCUS
"Dear Lord, teach me to rest in Your Perfect plan."

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May our dear Lord bless you today.
With love
Caryl

2 comments:

  1. Oh yes, that is the key, resting in His plan and not writhing to "go" or whining to get "my way." I wouldn't want to live in a world where God was not Sovereign, I shudder at the thought and am thankful for the absolute truth of this devotion.

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  2. MAXMOM....
    "I was ten-years-old at the time; young, impressionable and already searching for meaning. Who was I and what was my purpose on this planet?" Wow. I did not begin that journey until around age seventeen.... ;op
    This will most likely be my last comment for awhile as Grandma is flying in from California tonight. We shall see.... ;)
    Love you later, Raelyn and Rose


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