Family

     Our plans don’t always unfold the way we think they should. Marriage and children may not be for everyone. But God does have a plan for each and every person on the planet. Believing in Jesus will put us on the road to passion and love and purpose.

     I was part of a group listening to a funny, passionate speaker, about 40 years old and happily married. She was filled with enthusiasm and light. As she spoke about her journey, there came a time for tears. Thinking back to the moment she and her husband realized they were not able to have children.

     Now, years later, she is the leader of a middle-school youth group, the group she calls “her kids.” Their home is often filled with crazy teenagers and they love every minute of it. They continue to make a huge impact on one group after another of teenagers, growing them in the faith that is so important to them.

     Jesus has a way through darkness, through unfulfilled dreams, through doubt, into a life lived with Him and for Him. Your family may be part of the body of Christ and, from experience, I know these brothers and sisters can be as close and even closer than our family of origin.

     Open your heart to what God has in store for you. It will be made just for you, for your gifts and for your blessings. And it will bring glory to God.

Lord,

Open our hearts to Your ways and Your plans. These plans may look different than our expectations, but they will give us more deep joy than we can imagine. Thank You for the family you put in our lives, through our birth, through our marriages, through the body of believers.

In Jesus name,

Amen