MaggieBelle

you prayed asking God to bless your plan for the future, but no “door” opened to implement that plan?  You recalculate to a plan B and even a plan C but there is no open door.

You worked hard for a long time. weighing all the pros and cons very carefully to produce a worthy plan, not too conservative and not too wild.  You just, know deep in your very being that one of these plans will assure the satisfaction you seek, but which door to open?  You try them all but none will open!  You pray show me, Lord and go back to study where you missed an unseen pro or con and find more doors that won’t open.

Now what?? A room full of doors and none will open; or some doors look like a good possibility but quickly fizzle out. You think to yourself, God must not care. The frustration level reaches the red zone, fear sets in and the enemy piles on with, “you don’t deserve God’s mercy and even less his grace.”  The doubts surround you and you feel totally beat down.

You are ready to give up but in the back of your mind you remember hearing in some pastor’s sermon or read it while memorizing a Bible verse that “God loves me” and he proved it by sending his Son to the cross to pay the debt you couldn’t pay.

Trust in the LORD and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires.  Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you. Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act. Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper— it only leads to harm. For the wicked will be destroyed, but those who trust in the LORD will possess the land.  The LORD directs the steps of the godly.  He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the LORD holds them by the hand. (from Psm 37nlt)

I pray daily that you never get so down that you doubt God’s love or so high that you forget where your blessings come from.

Luv Ya!