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The Circumstantial Plan

 

Acts 26:18 - To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. 

We’ve been studying God’s determined and desired will. But what happens to His plans when we mess up? Because the truth of the matter is that no one – other than Jesus – can say he or she has always done God’s will. 

But no matter what you have done or who you’ve hurt, when you acknowledge that you were wrong, you repent of your sins, and you submit yourself to God, He sets in motion a plan for you to get back on track (1 John 1:9). This does not necessarily mean that you get back on the path of His original plan for you. If God calls you to preach when you are eight years old, but you ignore Him until you are eighty, naturally you won’t be able to experience or accomplish all He initially intended for you.

However, it doesn’t matter if you’re eight, eighteen, or eighty-eight – your Heavenly Father always has a circumstantial plan for you – assignments for you to fulfill on your particular place on the path. He picks up the broken pieces of your life, and with the glue of His love and forgiveness, He puts you back together and gives you a wonderful purpose.

 

From – “God’s Purpose for your Life” by Charles F. Stanley