God is so big and so good that He doesn’t just improvise where His children are concerned! He doesn’t just come up with ideas for our lives as we go along. He has laid up for us in advance everything good we could ever want (Psalm 31:19). He has good paths already prepared for us and doors of destiny for us to walk through that have already been opened.
That’s the reason many of us have dreams and desires we’ve carried within us since childhood. God Himself put them inside of us. They are not something we just came up with on our own. They are God’s desires for us. They are His dreams that He planted in our hearts to enable us to discover and fulfill His divine plan.
Ken, for example, dreamed of being a pilot almost all his life. He took his first airplane ride as a little boy and as soon as it was over he looked at his dad and said, “That’s what I’m going to do when I grow up. I’m going to fly airplanes!”
For a while, Ken thought flying would be his only vocation. But after he was born again, he found out God had also called him to preach. Then the airplanes he so enjoyed flying became a great help to him in ministry. Think of it! Even before Ken was born again, when he was just a kid, God already had a dream prepared for him. He already had a plan.
“But Gloria,” you might say, “not every Christian’s life turns out like Brother Copeland’s. Many believers have childhood dreams and desires that are still unfulfilled. Maybe God doesn’t do that kind of thing for everyone.”
Oh, yes, He does! The Bible says:
• “The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.” (Psalm 145:9)
• “He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him.” (Psalm 145:19)
• “They that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.” (Psalm 34:10)
A Lesson From Adam and Eve
God is the most generous, loving Father anyone could ever imagine. He has no problem blessing any of us. He’s so eager to pour out His goodness on people that His eyes “run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him” (2 Chronicles 16:9). The only limit to God’s goodness is our capacity to receive. Or, as this verse puts it, our commitment to having a heart that is perfect toward Him.
The word perfect is translated from a Hebrew word that means “devoted, consecrated or faithful.” It’s not referring to a person who never misses it or makes a mistake. It’s talking about someone who puts God and His Word first place in his life. Someone who seeks Him, believes what He says and obeys Him.
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