Exceedingly Good Plans

two little grandboys




"For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good...to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11)

When the grandboys fight over a toy, I take their little hands in mine and say, "No screaming. Let's make a plan." Tuesday, when a tug-of-war erupted over the firetruck riding toy, our good plan: push your cousin until it's your turn to ride.

When God gave me the chidren's-book-writing assignment years ago, I believed He also promised a good plan: to take the storybooks places that seem impossibly out of reach. Seven years later, unconsciously, my expectations had lowered considerably until last night's first Wednesday message by Pastor Craig Groeschel (available soon at churchofthehighlands.com - media archives - first Wednesday): When you can't see what God is doing, remember: You have no idea what God may produce through a single seed planted in faith. If God did what you expected [when you expected it], then He wouldn't exceed your expectations.

Be encouraged, beloved, and give all glory to Him who is able, through His mighty power at work within you, to accomplish infinitely more than you might ask or think. (Ephesians 3:20)

"So let's not get tired of doing good. At just the right time, we will reap a harvest if we don't give up!" (Galatians 6:9)