God's perfect plan

I woke up at six o' clock this morning. I stayed in bed for about five minutes thinking about one of the many dreams I had the previous night, then, I got up, grabbed my Bible, pen, and notebook, and did my daily devotionals. After I finished, I started praying. My prayer was along the lines of this:


"Dear Father, please give me the wisdom to tell from right and wrong. And not just any wisdom, I pray that you'll give me your wisdom. I also pray that you'll give me the courage to speak up when someone I know is doing wrong, and that I'll be able to love them enough to correct them..."

I stopped here to see if God had anything to speak to my heart. He didn't, so I continued:

"... I pray that you'll use me. Even though I'm not near what I should be, and you'll work me into your plan..."

I stopped again, not to see if God had anything to say, but because something sounded wrong about that prayer. I pray that you'll use me. Nothing wrong about that, I always pray for God to use me.

Then it hit me.

... You'll work me into your plan...

That was it. God isn't going to 'work' me into his plan, because his plan is already perfect and is unchangeable. God was trying to tell me just that. I thought about this for a while, then realized that it was God's plan that was to be placed into me, not me into his plan. There's a big difference here.

See, if God were to put me into his plan, he would have to change his plan. But if God were to put his plan into me, it would be me who needed to change. He's not asking that I give up who I am, but he is asking that I am willing to give up my selfish hopes and dreams to do whatever it takes to put his plan into action.

God asks that same question to you, as well, dear readers.

Will you answer that question?