"For I know the plans I have for you..."

October 16, 2008 - Thursday

Current mood: contemplative
Category: Life
I just found out tonight that my "gig" working with the client who smokes is over, at least temporarily. Tomorrow night is my last shift with her unless she decides that she still needs night care. At first I was kind of stressed about it. It was like, "Huh, what if I don't get another client? What if I can't find work?" Then I guess I switched gears or something and I thought, "What if this is a God thing?"

Of course it's a God thing... isn't everything a "God thing" in the life of a God-follower? I mean I'm not talking about the bad choices we make or wrong actions we do, but the outcomes of the good and the bad... the way He makes things end up for His glory... If this job is done then He's got something else lined up and I need to be alert so I can see what's coming down the pike.

I can't help but think about how often I bemoaned the fact that I was in a smoking environment, and driving clear across town was a bit of a pain in the rear (and the pocketbook). I don't know what He's got planned for me but I don't have to be worried because as His word 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." (Jeremiah 29:11) He's got it all figured out and I just need to, "Commit to the LORD whatever [I] do, and [my] plans will succeed." (Proverbs 16:3) Not success as the world defines success, but God's idea of success - pure living, a shining witness, a life lived solely for the purpose of serving Him.

So, I'm trusting that God's got things figured out for me, and I'm committing my plans; the plans of looking for more work/clients, preparing for my second interview with the school in Japan, and being who He wants me to be. I know that I will have success regardless of the outcome not because of anything I have done but because of His desire to prosper me, not harm me, and plans to give me a hope and a future.

God is good.

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