God’s Plan Is Better Than Ours
Trusting the Greater Story He Is Writing
Scripture:
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”
Jeremiah 29:11 (NKJV)
Reflection
We all make plans. We plan our careers, our marriages, our timelines, and our futures. And while planning itself is not wrong, Scripture reminds us that God’s plans are always greater, wiser, and more complete than anything we could imagine.
When God sent His Son into the world, He did not follow the most obvious or expected path. The royal line through King Jehoiachin carried a curse that disqualified it from producing the promised Messiah. God bypassed that line entirely. Instead, Jesus came through Mary by birth and through Joseph as the legal son of Heli, fulfilling the law without inheriting the curse. In doing so, God preserved His promise that an eternal King would come through the line of David and that He would be a perfect and spotless Lamb.
Mary likely thought she was simply preparing for marriage and a quiet life. But God intervened, and everything changed. What looked like a disruption was actually divine alignment. What seemed unexpected was the fulfillment of an ancient promise. God was not reacting to circumstances. He was executing a plan written long before Mary ever dreamed of her own.
This is how God often works in our lives. We arrive with carefully crafted plans, but in the face of His majestic omniscience, they are small. Not insignificant, but incomplete. God sees the end from the beginning. He sees what we cannot. He knows how to fulfill promises that stretch across generations.
As we step into a new season, God invites us to live with open hands before Him. To trust that His redirection is not denial. That His interruptions are not punishment. That His plans, though sometimes unexpected, are always better.
The same God who fulfilled His promise to David through a surprising path is faithful to fulfill His promises to us. When we release our grip on our own plans, we make room for something far greater than we could have imagined.
Reflection Questions
1. Where am I holding tightly to my own plans instead of trusting God’s direction?
2. How might God be working behind the scenes in ways I cannot yet see?
3. What would it look like for me to step into this new season with open hands and a surrendered heart?
Prayer
Father, thank You that Your plans are higher, wiser, and better than mine. Help me to trust You when life does not unfold the way I expected. Teach me to live with open hands, surrendered to Your will, confident that You are working all things together for good. I choose to trust the greatness of Your plans over the limits of my own. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Scripture References
Jeremiah 29:11, Matthew 1:1–17, Luke 3:23–38, 2 Samuel 7:12–16, Proverbs 16:9
Trusting the Greater Story He Is Writing
Scripture:
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”
Jeremiah 29:11 (NKJV)
Reflection
We all make plans. We plan our careers, our marriages, our timelines, and our futures. And while planning itself is not wrong, Scripture reminds us that God’s plans are always greater, wiser, and more complete than anything we could imagine.
When God sent His Son into the world, He did not follow the most obvious or expected path. The royal line through King Jehoiachin carried a curse that disqualified it from producing the promised Messiah. God bypassed that line entirely. Instead, Jesus came through Mary by birth and through Joseph as the legal son of Heli, fulfilling the law without inheriting the curse. In doing so, God preserved His promise that an eternal King would come through the line of David and that He would be a perfect and spotless Lamb.
Mary likely thought she was simply preparing for marriage and a quiet life. But God intervened, and everything changed. What looked like a disruption was actually divine alignment. What seemed unexpected was the fulfillment of an ancient promise. God was not reacting to circumstances. He was executing a plan written long before Mary ever dreamed of her own.
This is how God often works in our lives. We arrive with carefully crafted plans, but in the face of His majestic omniscience, they are small. Not insignificant, but incomplete. God sees the end from the beginning. He sees what we cannot. He knows how to fulfill promises that stretch across generations.
As we step into a new season, God invites us to live with open hands before Him. To trust that His redirection is not denial. That His interruptions are not punishment. That His plans, though sometimes unexpected, are always better.
The same God who fulfilled His promise to David through a surprising path is faithful to fulfill His promises to us. When we release our grip on our own plans, we make room for something far greater than we could have imagined.
Reflection Questions
1. Where am I holding tightly to my own plans instead of trusting God’s direction?
2. How might God be working behind the scenes in ways I cannot yet see?
3. What would it look like for me to step into this new season with open hands and a surrendered heart?
Prayer
Father, thank You that Your plans are higher, wiser, and better than mine. Help me to trust You when life does not unfold the way I expected. Teach me to live with open hands, surrendered to Your will, confident that You are working all things together for good. I choose to trust the greatness of Your plans over the limits of my own. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Scripture References
Jeremiah 29:11, Matthew 1:1–17, Luke 3:23–38, 2 Samuel 7:12–16, Proverbs 16:9
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