https://www.facebook.com/groups/muchgrace/
(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."
This series explores how God speaks to us. Part 21: PROVIDENCE — God’s care/ governance
Jacqueline Whitney (check her out on FB) has a wonderful talent, and she’s much better at expressing this sort of thing than I am…
Angel 1: She keeps asking for it
God: I know. And the answer is still no
Angel 2: Why? It’s a good thing. She’ll be happy
God: She’d be happy for three months. Then it would crush her. She doesn’t have the capacity to sustain it yet
Angel 1: When will she be ready?
God: When she stops looking for it to complete her. Right now, she thinks it will fill everything. It won’t. And when it doesn’t, she'll fall apart
Angel 2: So what does she need first?
God: To heal what she’s trying to use this to cover. To build a foundation that can actually hold it. To become someone who can steward it well
Angel 1: How long will that take?
God: As long as it takes. I’m not giving her something she’ll lose because she wasn’t ready for it
Angel 2: She thinks you’re withholding
God: I know. But I’m protecting. She sees this as the finish line. I see it as the starting point. And she’s not ready for what comes after
Angel 1: Will she understand eventually?
God: Yes. When she’s ready, and she gets it, she’ll see why the wait was necessary. Why I made her build herself first. Why I didn’t let her have it when she thought she needed it
Angel 2: What should we tell her?
God: That my “not yet” is loving her better than her “right now” ever could.
+++
Let’s pray, “Heavenly Father, thank You that You know the plans You have for me. Help me trust Your purposes when I cannot see the road ahead. Give me hope where there is anxiety, peace where there is fear, and patience to wait on Your timing. Open my heart to follow Your leading, align my desires with Your will, and give me courage to step forward in faith. Prosper the good work You’ve begun in me and keep me from harm, that I may walk into the future You have prepared with confidence in Your faithful care." Amen!
+++
URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS (Please keep checking as more are being added almost daily)