See yourself through His eyes Jeremiah 29:11–14 (NIV) "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. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the Lord, "and will bring you back from captivity." We have been looking at these verses all week, and drawn some great principles from it: • God has plans for you; you don’t have to settle for yours or other people's. • His plans are to do you good and involve health, wealth and future. • He wants to daily reveal to us the true potential we have within; that which He packed in us before we were born. • He is not looking for superstars - just faithful, agreeable people who will say "Yes!" even when they feel potentially unable in their own ability. The Bible is full of people that were unlikely but chosen by God; to name just a few: Moses: On the run, speech impediment – God uses him to deliver a nation from captivity. Gideon: Found hiding in a wine press with nothing positive to say – God uses him to lead armies into battle, totally outnumbered. David: Was a shepherd boy, overlooked and despised by his own family – God saw a king, the king of all Israel. Rahab: A prostitute – God used her to lead the children of Israel through a vital part of their journey. The Bible has so many more. The point is, God has plans for you! Don’t worry about what you think you can do - if He calls you to a purpose He has equipped you for it; that’s grace. Couple more thoughts When we discover His plans for our lives we know, according to the above verses, that when we pray He listens. That’s a great thought for today: know in your heart when you pray to the Father that He listens. He may be running a universe but He will take time to stop and listen to you. Also, He is there to be found by us - all we need to do is seek Him with all of our hearts. He is not hiding not to be found, but to see if anyone can be bothered. Be bothered! Seek Him and He promises you will find Him. Thirdly, He promises to bring us ever out of captivity. Remember what Galatians says: "It was for freedom that Christ has set you free". God wants to daily break the power of captivity in our lives, whether it be emotional, financial or any other area. His plans for you are freedom, freedom in every area of your life – who the Son sets free is free indeed. Today, Champion, submit to Him, worship Him, commit your ways to Him and let Him lead you out of captivity and into freedom beyond what you have ever known. Bless you, I pray you have a great weekend. Let's live for the King and advance His kingdom. Andy
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