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Last week we learned how to shake off fear in order to prevent adding fear to the mix. This week, as promised, I’d like to explore the test Abraham faced in regard to his only son Isaac. Remember in the lesson on tithing, Opening the Windows of Heaven, Principle #5?  

When God asked Abraham for his son, he did not withhold him; as a result, God tells him, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me . . . because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son, indeed I will greatly bless you . . .” (Genesis 22:12, 17).

So often when God reveals something He has for our future, we go into panic mode, again due to “leaning” when we consider the details or ramifications of what He’s asked us to do. Or it could be because we have our own plans and His plan simple doesn’t line up with it.

Let’s start with the latter, when what He’s revealed or called us to or circumstances He’s put us in just does not line up with what we planned, what we are adamant we want.

Recently within our ministry team, I’ve witnessed this very thing. Often brides who adore their HH struggle with having their future “open ended”—allowing Him to plan it. In one such situation He had me observe (but say nothing) when He had shown me His plan long before He’d revealed it to His bride. And His plan, I could see, would lead to blessings I could never have imagined! Ephesians 3:20 TLB “Now glory be to God, who by His mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of—infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes.” He had me draft the email sharing the details with her, His plan, His outrageous blessings, but asked me to wait to send it.

Sadly, I never got to send it to her. Instead, just a tiny portion of what He showed to me actually happened. It fell short of what He gloriously wanted to do for her. It didn’t happen because panic ensued. We understand how this can happen, don’t we. Who of us hasn’t also dealt with our sense of urgency winning in the end. So, for her, in the end, He gave her the desire of her heart, her plan, but it fell terribly short and far less than what I saw He had planned for her. 

Interestingly, as I continue watching and listening to different conversations, I’ve witnessed as her plan wasn’t as “perfect” as she’d hoped it would be. That’s only because His plan is perfect, ours can never be.

We see this played out each time a rejected woman who’s hurting finds RMI. Her plan is always wanting God to restore her marriage, but it’s only those who are brave enough, due to experiencing His love, who are able to let go and want His perfect plan. 1 John 4:18 “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.”

When we really truly believe that our HH loves us and wants the absolute best for us, it’s only then that we are able to let go of our plan and embrace His plan for our lives. “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9

Why didn’t He just have me share His plan with this bride? Surely if she saw the plan she’d willingly let go of her own and embrace His, which is what we will mull over next week.

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