JESUS HAS OUR STEPS COVERED.
Even if you don’t understand God, rest assured that his plans for you are always good and perfect. As a Christian, you should trust that God’s daily provision and surveillance for every aspect of your life is knitted ahead of time before the commencement of your day and beyond.
My fellow believer, take solace in God for having a plan for your life, as echoed in the book of Jeremiah: “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.” [Jeremiah 29:11, ESV]
Even though this was written by the Prophet Jeremiah for the Jews in captivity in Babylon at the time, the contents of comfort and promise have not lost their meaning for Christ followers today. This Scripture serves as an encouragement from the Lord that his plans are good for us in the long and short term.
So, as Christians, we can always trust with faith and hope that the Lord God will ultimately fulfill his promise to take us out of the season of destitution, whether it is poverty, healing (health), or inner sorrow.
Therefore, the question is: What season are you in? Are you in a season of waiting for a relationship, a career change, or cash-strapped? In fact, it doesn’t matter to the Lord what season you are in because his word does not change. Whether we walk through fire and waters, irresistible uncertainty, or a painful period, we are never alone because the Lord is with us and he has promises for every situation and season in our lives. We have to take it with faith.
God’s assurance is also clearly affirmed in Matthew that we should ask, and when we do, he will answer us: “Ask and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you.” [Matthew 7:7, ESV] This is a promise that we should express in our prayers in declaring what Christ promised us, and it should be backed by our faith to unlock the keys to receiving what we have been promised.
Now, Jesus Christ has given us his full assurance that anytime we apply the principle of asking, seeking, and knocking, backed by faith, we will surely get answers. In this regard, God will say “Yes” to our requests for the things we are working on now and for the future and those we have tackled but are stagnant and not seeing any results.
Note that you’re not clasping your hands and sitting all day praying to the Lord to hand over other people’s properties and wealth to you. You are making tangible objective efforts, and by doing so, your steps would be covered by the Lord in line with the principle of hard work supported by prayer.
Remember that God’s plans for us are always good and perfect, as long as we believe in them and have faith in his plan without misgiving. As professed Christians, the principle of “asking, seeking, knocking,” and “you shall receive by faith” applies.
What good is it if you “ask, seek, knock” and have no faith in receiving from God? This is a problem. It is a faithless asking as a Christian. So, without trust and with no faith, even just as little as the mustard seed, your action will lose its meaning or power of asking. The same rule even applies in the secular world. Why ask a fellow secularist for help if you doubt he would assist? We Christians can do better in our thoughts and beliefs with discernment.
This is what the Scripture says in James: that if you doubt when you “ask,” you are like a wave of the sea blown by the wind. You are faithless, and you cannot receive anything from the Lord God, regardless of the promise – you are double-minded with unbelief.
“But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.” [James 1:6, ESV]
Faith in the Lord is a serious undertaking – I want you, my dear fellow Christian, to understand this simple principle of God’s promise.
Trust in his promises when the Scripture says so, for example, “This is the day that the Lord has made, and you shall be glad in it.” The Lord is promising and encouraging us that from the rising of the sun in the morning to the setting of the sun in the evening, his promises stand and they are “Yes and Amen.”
What else do you need, or what encouragement do you need as a Christian from the Lord? Here is a little more juice to the Lord’s perfect plans for us in Psalm 32:
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. [Psalm 32:8, ESV].
God’s plans and promises for us are all over in the Scripture. God does not leave his children to figure out life alone. He is always part of the story, ensuring his faithfulness is ingrained in our lives.
The Lord is so loving like a parent who is constantly watching their children to grow in the world and in their surroundings to make sure they have a better life, so they don’t falter, as long as we listen to the voice of our Lord. God speaks to us, and we can hear His voice. “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” [John 10:27, ESV]
Beloved, God’s plan is always good and perfect for his children, and he wishes his children to live from a position of trusting and craving for him rather than living a life of anxiety. The Lord does not bless his children and add sorrow. Accordingly, you should trust in his “No” and “Yes”. And in each case, you should return his action with thanksgiving regardless.
Question?? Are you still missing out on God’s promises? Keep the faith and keep hope alive because God has your steps ordered. You do not need to be frustrated because the Lord will not skip past any of them.
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