Life Plan Devotion #133 [What's God Thinking/Doing?]

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Life Plan Devotion #133 [What's God Thinking/Doing?]

Isaiah 55:8 "'For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Neither are your ways My ways,' says the LORD" (KJV).

     Isaiah 55:8 is a verse that's often quoted when people don't understand why something happened the way it did, especially when the subject is sickness. I confess that I used to turn to that verse, too, when I just couldn't figure out why life didn't go as planned. One day, however, when I was reading the entire chapter of Isaiah 55, the Holy Spirit gave me a lesson on God's thoughts and ways.
     The entire chapter of Isaiah 55 is written to the nonbeliever, the "thirsty" ones. It opens with an invitation to "Come" (verse 1), to "Listen" (verse 2), to "hear, that your soul may live" (verse 3). God says that if people will do those three things, "[He] will make an everlasting covenant with [them] " (verse 3).
     Isaiah 55:6 has a more urgent tone to it, admonishing the unbeliever to "Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near." Then verse 7 begins the topic of God's thoughts and ways.
     Isaiah 55:7 says, "Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts...," so when God says in verse 8, "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways," He is talking to the unbeliever, not the believer! God is saying that His thoughts are not the same as the thoughts of the "wicked," and the ways of the wicked are not His ways.
     We believers can know God's thoughts and God's ways, and we'd better know them, if we expect to experience an abundant life here on earth. Sure, God is Infinite God and we are finite man, but we have all the God Thoughts we need--called the God-breathed Word! God's ways are written there, too, and when we pay attention to them, we will know how the Kingdom of God works, and we'll experience that right here on earth.

What this has to do with weight loss: When you encounter a "question mark" on your weight-loss journey, the answer can be found either in God's Word or in prayer. Seek the answer, no matter how long it takes.

Confession:
Now I know that God's thoughts and ways are contained in His Word, I'm excited to learn all that He has to say so that I realize the abundant life that Jesus came to bring to me. It is my desire that my thoughts and ways mirror God's thoughts and ways.

Blessings,
Mary

Mary it is like God just gives you what I am thinking. I am still struggling at work and this morning I was listening to Joyce Meyers, which I normally do not get a chance to, because I am usually at work by then, but I was late this morning, had to drop my truck off to be inspected, and she was talking about the same thing. How the devil can get into your thoughts and how that can get in my way and then you talk about knowing God's thoughts and ways can be mirrored and if I can do that that negativity I have towards my job will not be their. Thank you for that. I know you are praying for me with this and I so appreciate that I need all the prayer I can get. God Bless you

In Christ

Karyn

Hi, Karyn.
What we think colors any situation, positively or negatively. The Word says [my summary], "Whatever you do, do it unto God, not unto man." Pretend Jesus is your employer and your coworker, and in the very difficult moments of "reality," draw on His strength. Offer it all up to Him. Yes, I'm praying.
(((Prayers))),
Mary

Thank you Thank you and Thankyou. I am so blessed by all the prayers that go out for me everyday. I can not thank you enough. I also know that God is so using you, I know I say this to you all the time, but I am amazed at the words God gives you, because it is exactly what I need. Thanks for loving God and being obediant, i am truly blessed by it and I know you will be too.

In Christ
Karyn