By Gina Caswell Kelly
As I am writing this, it is pouring down rain. And I am loving it. We have needed it so desperately. I know we need a whole lot more to try to get things back to normal. I was looking at one of those extended forecast models. It was saying that, for our area, we should expect rain and below normal temperatures well into winter. I do like the sound of that! But, how much do the forecasters really know? I am not sure. I know they went to school to study all that, but, at some point, I think they are just guessing! Ha!
Our world seems to like to have a picture of the future, accurate or not. We see lots of financial forecasts, or economic trends forecasted. In my work world, there is always some sort of graph or chart telling you what to expect down the road, as far as population growth or business expansion.
People spend money going to those fortune teller folks who like to convince you they can see your future. I don’t believe it for one second. I believe there is only one who knows the future, and that one is God. He knew our future before we were even born. He made us with a plan for our lives. I believe that with my whole being. In Jeremiah 1, God tells Jeremiah, “Before I formed you, I knew you. Before you were born, I set you apart.”
The same is true with each of us. God has our lives planned out. He even knows when we are going to mess up and when we are going to step out of His will and His plan. But, He always offers us a way back to where His plan is. I heard a preacher say that God has His all encompassing will for our lives, then He also has a circumstantial will for us. The all encompassing will is a will that is true for all of us. That is to follow Him and follow His Word in all we do.
Circumstantial will is different. I believe He has a will and a plan for us, wherever we find ourselves. I believe we get up each day living in His circumstantial will for our lives. We may veer off the path during the day, but just like our GPS used to say when we missed a turn, He recalculates for a new path to get us where He planned for us to be. Nothing we do is a surprise to God. He knew from the beginning you were going to veer off course today. That is why He still has a way forward from where you are.
You can never be so far outside God’s will that He cannot bring you back. No matter where you find yourself, seek God and let Him guide you back to His path The path for which you were created. It will make a difference!
