Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Plans come in two forms, both with purpose.

The first is general plans and some can be seen in Paul’s letters instructing the church in how to treat one another.

The second and more difficult are the private plans God has for those who have been given service gifts.

First we need to become aware of the gift given.

Then we need to know how to use the gift.

Then we need to find a place to use the gift.

All of that takes time. Be patient.

Isaiah 40:31 but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Matthew 6:8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

We are all different. What you need is not what I need. I get that.

God dealt with my need only after I confessed there was a need to myself that fit into God’s plan for me.

I cannot expect everyone to have the same experience I had with God because He dealt with my need because I confessed a condition that troubled me.

I was angry all the time without just cause. I did not know what I was angry about, I just was.

My older brother was kicked out of our home because of his uncontrolled anger. When he hit  his younger sister in the face, dad had enough and sent him packing. He was 16.

I was approaching that age and I did not want to be kicked out like my brother. When I prayed to God for the first time I said, “I don’t want to be like this.” That was my confession of condition and God took that very unspecific confession and removed my anger, because He knew me and what I needed.

That was my problem, my need, my confession. It was personal.

What God is willing to do for you will be different because we are not all alike and have different needs.

What is troubling you and you’re struggling with?  You need God’s help!

You don’t have to tell me. Tell God. I can only listen, He has the power to meet your needs.

John 14:1 Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.