KyleJacob:
I read your post las tnight; wasn't sure what to say. This morning as I was doing study; this was placed on my heat to share... ... ... "The Discovery That Changes EverythingYou are in the hands of a living, loving God. Randomcollection of disconnected short stories? Far from it. Your life is a craftednarrative written by a good God, who is working toward your supreme good.
God is not slipshod or haphazard. He planned creationaccording to a calendar. He determined the details of salvation “before thefoundation of the world” (1 Peter 1:20). The death of Jesus was not anafterthought, nor was it Plan B or an emergency operation. Jesus died “when theset time had fully come” (Galatians 4:4 niv), according to God’s “deliberateplan and foreknowledge” (Acts 2:23 niv).
God isn’t making up a plan as he goesalong. Nor did he wind up the clock and walk away. “The Most High God rules thekingdom of mankind and sets over it whom he will” (Daniel 5:21 esv). He“executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another” (Psalm 75:7 esv).“The Lord will not turn back until he has executed and accomplished theintentions of his mind” (Jeremiah 30:24 esv). Look at these verbs: God rules, sets, executes,accomplished.These terms confirm the existence of heavenly blueprints and plans. Those plansinclude you. “In him we were also chosen, . . . according to the plan of himwho works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will” (Ephesians1:11 niv).
This discovery changes everything"