Trust the Lord to Work Out His Plan

Scripture 2 Sam 17:14 So Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than the advice of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to defeat the good advice of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring disaster on Absalom.

Observation: How many times in your life did you plan on doing something, but it didn’t happen and what did happen was so much better than your plan? That has happened a lot in my life. I know every suicide attempt did not go as I plan, obviously, but what did happen always led to something better. When my wife divorced me I couldn’t understand, because God hates divorce, but since it was her decision and not mine, God led me on a new path. I’m now married to the most wonderful person I had ever met and it is an honor to share my life with her.

Application: Pray and do what I feel God leading me to, but not worry if I’m doing what honors God. Go along with the detours of this life and when asking advice of others always make sure it lines up with God’s word. I need to trust my Lord with every situation and when things go wrong ask my Master what it was that I was supposed to learn through that trial.

Prayer: Dear Lord increase my faith and draw me close that I might hear everything you desire to say to me. May I look for you in everything that happens in my life, in the people you put in my path and places you have me go. I want to finish well help direct me in all that I do and that I may see you everywhere I go.