The halfbaked Bard

Pro:19:21 You can make many plans But the Lord's purpose will prevail.  Prevail means, prove more powerful and superior. It just doesn't mean, God will impose His plans as a cruel ruler - like whatever you plan, only His purpose will come to pass. You plan in vain.  It doesn't just picturize God as a cruel ringmaster, who forces His plans into our life and makes us do things which He wishes, no matter what. But He is a compassionate father who wants the best to happen in our life.  His sovereignty picturises His goodness too. The best that we can do is to desire for planning like He plans. Fully trusting in the way He leads. He will not take us in a way and ditch us midway. Even if we take foolish choices in between, He will transform that to His wonders, because His ultimate beautiful purpose of remaking us into the image of Christ has to happen. He chose them to be like His Son (Rom:8:29). He knows everything. He controls everything. And because He is love a...

Gen 13:14-17 Let others choose for their own. Let others have the choices to portion. Let them have the creme. You might have been fooled, utilized, taken advantage of and hence pushed aside because of your naievity. May be because you were irresolute. May be you did not want to hurt others. May be your best chances just slipped through your hands. But you didn't choose considering others. Not because you were a man pleaser, but you didn't want them to be hurt because of you.  And have you felt you lost the opportunity. Has someone smarter , overtaken you. Do you see him in your place there. Have they been given more importance at your cost? Do you see them in your chair because you did not choose?  Lot was "smart" to overtake Abram. But God had different plans. His plan to give it all to Abram, no matter what.  Do not lose heart. God's plans regarding your life will surely come to pass and His plans are to prosper you not to harm you. It doesn't d...