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| Ellen J. Barrier |
God’s Plan for Your Life
“ For I know the plans I have for you, “ declares the Lord,
“plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a
future.”
JEREMIAH 29:11 NIV
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
3 John 2 KJV
Question:
Why are there so many who are in poverty, and sick?
God has promised his people financial success and
prosperity. Yet, there are many who are living below their privilege. No child
of God is supposed to live in any way that is contrary to the promises of God.
To do so, would make his promises of no effect. The Word of God states, God is
not a man, that he should lie, neither the son of man, that he should repent:
hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make
it good? Numbers 23:19
According to Matthew 7:11, Jesus said, our Father, which is in Heaven, gives good things to them that ask him. Those good things are health, financial success, prosperity, and security among, other things one might desire for complete happiness.
When we look at the shortcomings of these promises, we have to take a look at the reason why, they aren't being fulfilled. That leads us to explore further: What does God require of us? Are we meeting all of his requirements?
When we closely examine our own lives, we find that we need God, to help us meet his requirements, to receive his promises. Parents have conditional promises for their children. Children aren't rewarded when they deliberately disobey their parents. There are rules we expect our children to follow, because we love them. We want to give good things to them. It is our desire for them, to be successful, and have a prosperous life. Those are our promises we make to our children. However, these promises have to come with a condition. God want that same thing for us: His desire for each of us, is to be in perfect health, and to be successful in everything we do, and to be whole in our mind, body, and soul. That means to be completely happy.
____ Ellen J. Barrier
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"How To Trust God When All Other Resources Have Failed" Rating: *****
ISBN: 978-0-9794043-0-6
Copyright© 1994
Authors: George C. Barrier Sr., & Ellen J. Barrier
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