Episode 85 - Let the Lord break your plans

The Lord expects us to think about the future, to make plans, and to let ourselves be inspired and guided by the Holy Spirit. In Proverbs 16:9, it says: “A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” Thus, as we make our plans, we must lay them in the Lord’s hand and allow Him to direct them, according to His will. 

We find numerous examples of how the Lord changes the plans of His people in Scripture. Among them is Apostle Paul, whose plans of persecuting Christians were interrupted by Christ Himself, who showed him that he was going in the wrong direction, and thus changed his plans completely.  In that sense, the Lord changed the plans of all His disciples. Jesus invited them into something new, and they decided to follow Him, which meant even leaving behind their professions.

Another example is the rich young man, who asks Jesus what else he can do to have eternal life besides obeying the commandments. Jesus then tells him to sell his possessions and give to the poor. Disheartened by the answer, the rich man went away sorrowful. There was this sorrow and grief, as maybe his plan was just to accumulate more and more. 

In all of these instances, we can see that the Lord was trying to align their plans to His plan, which is to bring all people to salvation. We too can find comfort in this fact. Because "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever" (Hebrews 13:8), we are secure in Him. Despite all the changes in plans that may currently exist worldwide, we can be solid on the rock of Christ and recognize that He is with us, and that salvation is still offered, which is ultimately what we are striving for.