"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
I did not get the job in North Carolina. It makes me sad, discouraged, and frustrated, but I rejoice because I know that is clearly not where God wants me, and I know that He does have a plan for my life. At the moment all I can see are the threads of the tapestry, the brush strokes of the painting. Cheesy metaphors, but I rather like them. This rejection is another part of God's conforming me to the likeness of His Son, of bringing glory to His name. "And we know that in all things, God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. For those God foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those He predestined, He also called, those He called, He also justified, those He justified, He also glorified."(Romans 8:28-30) We often find comfort in that first verse, but forget to look on to the next two verses. His plans for us are meant to conform us to the likeness of Christ, who justified us by the spilling of His blood, making us His coheirs. Coheirs! We are called coheirs of Christ, His brothers and sisters, God's children. We by no means deserve this. We rebelled against our great Creator who gave us paradise to live in, we rejected Him, despised Him, and then we nailed Him to a tree... yet he makes us His sons and daughters and promises to work our circumstances for good, not just good but best. I will continue to remind myself of these things and hope in His promises. One day I will look back and see how He has guided my steps, but for now I will hold tight to His truths and hope that these words might encourage someone else.
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