When God Messes Up Your Plans

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When God Messes Up My Plans..

• Its never to cause evil (James 113)

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When God Messes Up My Plans..

• Its always to lead to good

The Lord is patient with you, not wanting anyone
to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
2 Pet.39 (God) wants all men to be saved come
to a knowledge of the truth. 1 Tim.24 You can
make many plans, but the Lords purpose will
prevail. Prov.1921 (NLT)
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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 1. To Get My ATTENTION

God says, I wish My people would listen to
Me. Psalm 8113
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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 1. To Get My ATTENTION
• Why? Isnt to be in control

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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 1. To Get My ATTENTION
• Why? My selfish nature demands it

We all like sheep, have gone astray each of us
has turned to his own way. Isaiah 536 There is
a way that seems right to a man, but in the end
it leads to death. Proverbs 1625
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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 1. To Get My ATTENTION
• Why? My selfish nature demands it
• God alone knows my future

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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 1. To Get My ATTENTION
• Why? My selfish nature demands it
• God alone knows my future
• Help me avoid a lot of pain

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Jeremiah 291-13
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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 1. To Get My ATTENTION
• 2. He Has a BETTER Plan (v.11)

My thoughts are completely different from yours,
My ways are far beyond anything you could
imagine. Isaiah 558
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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 2. He Has a BETTER Plan

• Always a bigger plan

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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 2. He Has a BETTER Plan

• Always a bigger plan
• Often a harder plan

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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 2. He Has a BETTER Plan

• Always a bigger plan
• Often a harder plan

Why? to prosper you (v.11b)
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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 2. He Has a BETTER Plan

• Futures gift basket (a future)

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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 2. He Has a BETTER Plan

• Futures gift basket (a future)
• Eternal life

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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 2. He Has a BETTER Plan

• Futures gift basket (a future)
• Eternal rewards

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart,
as working for the Lord, not for men, since you
know that youll receive an inheritance from
the Lord as a reward. Col.323-24 Anyone who
comes to God must believe that He exists that
He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. Heb.116
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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 2. He Has a BETTER Plan

• Open Now gift basket (a hope)
• Become wiser

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• 2 Corinthians 44
• Satan, the god of this evil world, has blinded
  the minds of those who dont believe, so theyre
  unable to see the glorious light of the Good News
  thats shining upon them. They dont understand
  the message we preach about the glory of Christ,
  Who is the exact likeness of God.

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• 1 Corinthians 29,10,14,16
• No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has
  imagined what God has prepared for those who love
  Him. But we know these things because God has
  revealed them to us by His Spirit, His Spirit
  searches out everything shows us even Gods
  deep secretsBut people who arent Christians
  cant understand these truths from Gods Spirit.
  It all sounds foolish to themBut we can
  understand these things, for we have the mind of
  Christ.

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• Proverbs 21,5,6
• If you accept my words store up my commands
  within youthen youll understand the fear of the
  Lord find the knowledge of God, for the Lord
  gives wisdom.

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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 2. He Has a BETTER Plan

• Open Now gift basket (a hope)
• Grow spiritually (v.12)

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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 2. He Has a BETTER Plan

• Open Now gift basket (a hope)
• Greater significance satisfaction

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• I came that they might have life, might have
  it abundantly. John 1010
• Praise the LordWho satisfies your desires
  with good things. Psalm 1035
• Do what the Lord wants and Hell give you your
  hearts desire. Psalm 374

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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 2. He Has a BETTER Plan

• Open Now gift basket (a hope)
• Less fatigue, frustration fear

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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 2. He Has a BETTER Plan

• Open Now gift basket (a hope)
• Stronger character

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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 2. He Has a BETTER Plan

• Open Now gift basket (a hope)
• Stronger character

God speaks to us in our pleasures, but He
shouts to us in our problems our pain.
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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 1. To Get My ATTENTION
• 2. He Has a BETTER Plan
• 3. Wants Me to TRUST Him

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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 3. Wants Me to TRUST Him

• Its always a faith test

Without faith it is impossible to please God.
Heb.116
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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 3. Wants Me to TRUST Him

• I cant know the future

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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 3. Wants Me to TRUST Him

• I can know God has a plan for my life
• Hell never leave me
• It can begin today
• Filled with blessings

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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 3. Wants Me to TRUST Him

• Make God my focus (v.13)

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Why Does God Mess Up My Plans?

• 3. Wants Me to TRUST Him

• Make God my focus
• God loves seekers