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Monday... He knows what he is doing. He really does.


Monday... He knows what he is doing. He really does.

Proverbs 19:2 (NIRV) says, "Getting excited about something without knowledge isn't good. It's worse to be in a hurry and miss the way." And we are in such a hurry, aren't we? But of course we see life in a different way than God. We think we know it all.


Verse 8 (NIV) in Psalm 79 says, "Do not hold against us the sins of past generations; may your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need." And we want whatever it is that we want, we want it now because we are in desperate need. The NLT says, "for we are on the brink of despair."

And then back to Proverbs 19:3, "People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then they are angry with God." The Message says, "People ruin their lives by their stupidity, so why does God get all the blame." The Amplified Bible says, "The foolishness of man undermines his way [ruining whatever he undertakes]; Then his heart is resentful and rages against the Lord [for, being a fool, he blames the Lord instead of himself]."

But God knows what he is doing and we need to be ready, we need to trust him.

Paul in his letter to the Galatians in 2:1 (NLT) says, "Then fourteen years later I went back to Jerusalem again, this time with Barnabas; and Titus came along too." And then he says in verse 2a, "I went there because God revealed to me that I should go."

Yes, we may be in a hurry, we may be in despair, we may have something to say but God want to be in control of the when. And he knows what he is doing. 

Proverbs 19:21 says, "You can make many plans, but the Lord's purpose will prevail." Verse 23, "Fear of the Lord leads to life, bringing security and protection from harm." The Amplified Bible says, "The fear of the Lord leads to life, so that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil." And 2 Timothy 4:18 (NLT) says, "Yes, and the Lord will deliver me from every evil attack and will bring me safely into his heavenly Kingdom. All glory to God forever and ever! Amen."

Yes, he knows what he is going. He really does. Now there is a lot of prayer and growing in there. So give him your life and follow and trust him. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning




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