TRUSTING IN GOD’S PLAN

Message by Rev Dr Stanley Lim on 10 February 2008Â

(Jeremiah 1:5)
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you. Before you were born I set you apart!”

Introduction:
As a child of God, there are life-changing truths that are planted in God’s plan which reveal our immeasurable value resting solely in the fact that God created us, that His stubborn love sets us apart. Hence, He designed and empowers a unique plan for each one of us.

Each one of us has a life plan. But the only plan that matters is the plan made for you by the One who formed you – the One who loves you and has set you apart to be His own. And it is a great plan!

There are 3 important facts about your life plan that I want to share with you this morning.

I. My life plan is customized

Psalm 139:16 – You saw me before I was born and scheduled each day of my life before I began to breathe. Every day was recorded in your book!

You were born in response to the determined plan of God, not as an afterthought. Before you took even one breath, every day, every step and every circumstance in your plan was recorded. God’s plan uses your strengths as well as weaknesses. We all have strengths – they are part of the plan. We all have limitations – they too are part of the plan. We all have seasons of life that are essential to the plan as well.

True success comes when, instead of constantly fighting against or trying to change the plan, we learn to identify and build on our strengths, accept the limitations as hedges of protection from God and yield to the seasons in life as God’s avenue of perfect timing. God’s plan for you is not a “one-size-fits all.” No, it is customized and just your size.

II. My life plan is good!

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

For some reason we tend to think that God sat down one day and designed a sinister life plan laced with pain and defeat. Nothing could be further from the truth. This train of thought contradicts the very nature of God and misunderstand His heart – the heart of a loving Father who wants the absolute highest and best plan for His child. It is a good plan!

III. My life plan is guaranteed!

1 Thess. 5:24 – “The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.”

What God calls you to do, He empowers you to do. With the plan comes every resource that we will need to accomplish that plan.

Today I know who I am and where I am going! I’ve discovered that the secret of “doing it all” is not doing it all! It is finding which part of the “all” He has given us to do and then doing all of that! In other words, find out what His plan is and stick to it, knowing that it is guaranteed by God Himself.