Plans and Purposes

Did you know that God has a plan and purpose for your life? Something He has been preparing you for from the day of your birth. Your parents, Your school life, your upbringing were put in place by Him to give you the experiences you need to fulfill His calling on your life.
While reading God's Word, I came across the familiar story of Joseph. Remember, He was the boy who received the special coat of many colors from his father, and his brothers resented him for it. They hated him because he was a dreamer whose dreams told of his greatness over his brothers. Joseph's brothers hated him enough that they came up with an evil plan to kill him but seized the opportunity to sell him into slavery instead. His dreams as a young boy led him away from his mother and father into a foreign land. Joseph arrived in Egypt and God exalted his faithfulness to Him. Even at the low points in Joseph's life, God's divine plan was at work. Eventually, it was the interpretation of Pharaoh's dreams of famine that exalted Joseph over the land of Egypt. Joseph's dreams he had as a boy came true, when his brothers came to Egypt searching for food. Joseph had the power to give it to them; therefore, they found themselves bowing before Joseph with their request.
If God can use the childhood that Joseph had to fulfill His plan, He can use yours no matter how horrific it may be. He has been giving you the tools you need to minister to others and fulfill your calling.
Who knew that a teenage girl who wrote words on paper as an outlet during a rough patch in her life, but who generally did not enjoy writing at all, would be led of God to write this blog every week. A girl, who would rather do anything than stand and speak in front of her peers, would grow up to want to do just that.
Can you look back and see how God has brought you to this moment in His perfect plan? What has He been preparing you for? If you do not know, seek Him today. Tell Him you want to live out His plans for your life. He will give you a purpose beyond your dreams. Only He knows how He can use it all for your good and His glory.
Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." NKJV
Jeremiah 29:11-13 "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart." NKJV
Joseph's story - Genesis 37, 39-45