It's been a year since then, I'm now a month away from completing the first year of my masters, and an anticipated 10 months (that all go perfectly smoothly and exactly as planned) away form completing the degree; according to our 'grand plan', that is.
Lately we have been dreaming of plans for the future. The future being when this degree is wrapped up. Will we stay, will we go? If we go, where do we go? For how long? What will we do?
We've come up with more than a few ideas, along with hows and for how longs and how we will get there, but we need to constantly remind ourselves that these plans cannot be for merely selfish reasons. This isn't about us. These can't be our plans, actually.
This is written in the book of James, chapter 4, verse 13-17;
Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that." [Emphasis mine].
3 comments:
I don't remember reading anything that says that God's plans and your plans can't be the same. Maybe He is speaking to you in the quiet of the night and you are hearing Him. Listen carefully and just follow your hearts - you have not been mislead so far.
A wise man told Quinn and I; regarding making 1,2 or 5 year plans: "Always make plans, but be open and ready if plans are changed." (suggesting the Lord's will). We know they're not your plans, you two are always in His will. :)
I agree with the first poster. There's nothing that says that if you were to move back to your family (for instance) that God wouldn't want you there. There is LOTS of God's work that can be done anywhere.
Related topic (although not exactly the same): There is always so much focus on the poverty and hunger in 3rd world countries, and this is good. It's amazing to see people rally to support the food drives and groups like world vision and Samaritan's purse. Yet I think that we forget how much poverty there is here too! There are so many ways we can help and live out God's will at home as well as abroad.
I'm sure whatever you guys choose to do it'll be the right decision.
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