For Such A Time As This
Do you ever wonder what has happend to this world? Yes, the world is changing but you were made for such a time as this.
If I were born in a different age or place I don’t think I could have ever made it! I can’t imagine cooking every meal over a fire or sleeping in a room full of people with lice and chiggers and all sorts of other maladies! So how is it that I am here in this place for such a time as this?
I’m not even a good weekend camper! It would be a disaster without indoor plumbing and no electricity. I am not a survivalist-kind-of-gal.
The thought of putting on a corset and a hoop skirt does have an appeal for about two second!
But no toothpaste or nightly eye cream is almost unthinkable! And I thank God almost every day for air conditioning, seriously! I am a huge lover of indoor climate control!!!
Believe me, my heart goes out to all people in less than happy living conditions. And they are in my prayers often.
But thereby the grace of God go I. And that is what I am pondering today.
My life and times have had its share of troubles! We all have trying times and situations, don’t we?
I am particularly thankful the Lord created me and put me in this time and in this place!
Do you ever wonder why you are here?
In this space and time?
Do you ever wonder why you were born in your town and state and country and even, family?
It is no accident. It’s all a part of God’s perfect plan. Your life’s plan and mine are so specific and special and filled with purpose. Our existence is NOT random or the result of the cosmos.
Our lives are created by God…
FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS Ester 4:14
God has a plan for your life.
A plan for your good. And a plan to glorify Himself and show the world who He is through your life.
If you think about it, we all have a very important and individually specific plan for our lives.
Jeremiah 29:11 says,
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.
But, here’s the thing…
The choice of how we live is ours.
God has given us the choice.
Even though we were all created with a plan and a future we can thwart God’s plan and choose to live our own way. We can choose to turn our backs on God’s sovereign plan for us that was planned out before the beginning of time.
Or we can choose to live a life that fulfills God’s wonderful plan for our lives.
Just think, God knew you and created you with a purpose. The God of everything formed you and gave you talents and abilities and equipped you to work for him before you were even born.
If we choose to follow God’s plan for our lives, He does not promise us that it will be easy.
However, he does promise that He will not give us more than we can handle.
And He does promise that He will be with us.
And He does promise us a huge reward when this life is over.
We cannot follow God’s plan on our own. We need help.
We all are too weak to live the life God calls us to live on our own.
If we choose to live a life following hard after God, a life where we accept the free gift of God’s salvation through Jesus Christ, God will give us a powerhouse in the form of the Holy Spirit. With the Holy Spirit leading us we CAN live our God-destined life because
WE WERE MADE FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS!
This week you might like to think about this verse…
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. Jere 29:11
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Yvonne, thanks for the message this morning. Your Sunday blog is just one of the many reasons I look forward to the StoneGable posts. You will be on my list of blessings this Thanksgiving.
And you too, Tammy! Happy Thanksgiving.
Yvonne I must admit I laughed out loud when I read you are a huge fan of indoor climate control. I’m with you on that! I would like to ask permission to use this as a devotional of sorts with a group of women coming out of incarceration. It is so very well said. I won’t change a word!
Yes, of course. My heart rejoices for woman and men who in a very rough time in their lives find the Savior and Lover of their souls! God bless you for your work.
Thank you for this post. I needed to read it today. I’m going through a difficult time with family. Reading my bible and praying about it with this scripture in mind is a timely reminder.
I just prayed for you Nancy! God bless you.
To praise Him in the hard times is the hardest for me. Mental illness effects 4 in my immediate family but
I know God has a plan for us. One of the greatest comfort is I know what lies ahead for us. ETERNAL LIFE WITH OUR
LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
Thank you for your encouragement!
I know it is so hard to praise the Lord in terrible times. But He is close and gives us strength and we can trust Him. No wonder the Bible calls it the sacrifice of praise.
We wait in hope for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
22 May your unfailing love be with us, Lord,
even as we put our hope in you.
This was the end of the scripture we studied in church this morning. Times are a changing and I wonder at the reality that I am living in such a times as this. Never would I have thought I would see a world so “out of control”…Knowing our Lord is control brings hope and purpose! Thank you for this wonderful reminder ♥️
Thank you for this beautiful and true scripture, Nancy! I so agree!
Thankful to be born in a time such as this. And so thankful to be His child. Thankful too for you and your courage to talk of the wonderful God we serve!
Yvonne, I needed this today. Lately I have been questioning my purpose what do I have to give to the Lord. I have a Bible study group and everyone seems to know what their gifts are and how to use them. I am still floundering and I wonder what purpose God has for me. I am so thankful I was born in this country, I too like a climate controlled environment. I will be thinking about Jer.11:29 this week. May God bless you and your family this Thanksgiving.
Cindy keep praying for God to reveal your gifts. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you for this reminder of God’s beautiful plan for our lives Yvonne! It’s easy to take our eyes off him and become overwhelmed or discouraged. Blessings to you! Tim
Thank you so very much for the message this morning! You are much appreciated.
Wishing you a Blessed Thanksgiving with your beloved family. Enjoy the snuggles with the grands. Your site is such a blessing. Greatly appreciate Sunday devotions. Hugs.
Thank you, Jane. Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
Wow! Thank you so much for writing such words of encouragement, from The Encourager.
Thank you so much for these emails. You always speak to my soul.
I hope you and your family have a very blessed and safe Thanksgiving.
Thank you SO much for this post Yvonne! It really hit home tome today! It was something that I needed to be reminded of 😘
God bless you, Constance.