Have you ever heard someone say, “God has a plan for your life”?
Well, He doesn’t.
The Bible doesn’t teach that God has a detailed personal plan and schedule for every decision in every life or that there is only one specific career, spouse, or path that God has predetermined for you.
Instead, God guides each of us as we choose our own paths and make our own decisions.
Proverbs 16:9
A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.
As we have already seen, God has an overall grand plan for His creation and His people, and you and I are invited to participate in His purposes. He is directing history to victory, and we make real choices and walk our own paths within God’s purposes.
Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
So, our heavenly Father doesn’t have a strict script for each of us to follow. He has a great purpose and asks us to walk and work together with Him in that purpose in a way that fits our own talents, personality, and dreams.
God Knows You
Even though God doesn’t plan every detail of your life, He still knows your heart, cares about even the smallest things in your life, and loves you more than you can imagine.
Sometimes in the Bible God calls specific people to do specific things, like Noah building an ark, but it’s always up to the person He calls whether or not to do what God asks. Free will is never taken away.
It could be that you are called to a specific purpose, but don’t make the mistake of sitting around and doing nothing while you wait for God to tell you what to do.
Plug into God’s grand plan by choosing a path and walking that path boldly, and as you do that, listen for His guidance.
Proverbs 3:5–6
Trust in the Lord… and he shall direct thy paths.
We trust, He guides.
Child of God, husband, father, grandfather, rabblerouser, songwriter, pot stirrer, waiting for the King.