This past Saturday night Carrie and I went and visited a church in Aurora that we had heard a lot of great things about.  They were doing a series on James.  The passage they focused on was James 4:13-16,

¹³ Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” ¹⁴ How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone. ¹⁵ What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.” ¹⁶ Otherwise you are boasting about your own plans, and all such boasting is evil.

And that is true, we make plans, but sometimes God has different plans.

Last night we came together to share some of the victories from 2009 and share some vision for what we sense God doing in 2010, but God had different plans.  Instead during a time of worship we invited people who wanted prayer because of fears they had been carrying, and only God could have predicted the response.  We spent the rest of the night loving on each other and being loved on by our Heavenly Father.  It was really incredible.

Here is just one of the stories I have heard today,

“I just wanted to thank you so much for your words of prayer and encouragement that you spoke to me last night.

You spoke to my heart about much of what I have been struggling with for the past several months and past few years even!!!

I know so well that God is faithful and my complete trust is in Him but recently I have just been feeling so tired and run down – kind of like I’m being run over by truck and pick myself up and say- “is it over yet God?” but another truck is right behind it!!  Your words gave me the comfort that I needed to keep picking myself up – keep trusting, keep believing – remain faithful.

I left last night with a sense of peace that I haven’t felt in a LONG time.  God is coming through for us like He ALWAYS does – I have so much thankfulness in my heart!!

I also have to share with you that last night as I was crying – my daughter started crying too.  I told her that I was OK and that she didn’t have to worry about me.  She said she knew that and  she said “I’m just crying because of all the love I feel in this room”!!  That was awesome that even my 10 year old felt the love pouring out from the people but also from the Holy Spirit – WOW!!

WOW is right.

Thanks Father, for having different plans.

Surprised again,

Jerry

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