It’s easy to go through life wondering how things are going to work out, hoping you make the right decisions, stressed over your finances, or concerned about a child. You don’t have to worry about your future because God Almighty is in control. The scripture says “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” (1Corinthians 2:9)
God is the one who determines the end from the beginning. He has already laid out the plan for your life. He knows everything that’s going to happen, and the scripture says God works all things according to His will. It’s not according to who likes you, according to what family you come from, it’s according to His will.
He is in control, not only directing your steps, but also directing the steps of the people you need. He is not just in control of you, He is in control of your circumstances. Nothing randomly happens. You are not at the mercy of tough times. You don’t have to get upset because a door closed or give up on a dream because you went through a challenging time. God knew about it.
We may not like it, we don’t understand it, but God knows what He is doing. It’s not keeping you from your purpose, it’s leading you to your purpose, and sometimes, the reason God closes a door is because He is about to open a bigger door. His dream for your life is bigger than your own. That friend who left you, they didn’t walk away on their own accord. God allows it to happen. He moved them away because they were limiting your growth.
We didn’t see it coming, but God did. You have no idea what God has in your future, the doors He is going to open, the people He is going to bring, the places He is going to take you, and it may seem like you have reached your limits, you could never accomplish a dream, never get out of debt, never meet the right person…
You don’t know what God is up to. If He showed you His work behind the scenes, if you could see into your future, it would amaze you. You don’t have to do this just on your own strength, try to manipulate people, or manipulate circumstances. You have the almighty God who is always in control on your behalf. It just so happens He controls the universe and nothing can happen without Him being aware.
Why are you worrying? Why are you living stressed? The Most High God is directing your steps, moving the wrong people out of the way, lining up the favour you need, and turning negative situations around. You don’t have to worry, He is in control.
The scripture says God’s plans for you are for good, to bring you to an expected end” (Jeremiah 29:11) You are not going to come to a random end. God is not up in the heavens thinking, “I wonder what’s going to happen in their lives”? God has already established your end. He is fully in control.
Your steps are being ordered. You are at the right place at the right time. Everything is on schedule. All the details are coming together, and things may have happened that you don’t understand. Stay in faith, it’s in the plans. It may not make sense now, but when it comes together, it will make sense.
God’s plan is in process. You don’t have to be frustrated because it’s not happening fast enough, or get upset because somebody did you wrong. The God who breathed life into you has not only established your end, but He is working all things according to His will.
Sometimes we think we got to where we are by ourselves, our talent, our strength, and our determination. We don’t realise God has been working behind the scenes our whole life, bringing talent out, giving us the ability, and causing us to shine. When we were tired, He empowered us and lifted us.
When we felt like quitting, He encouraged us and caused us to try again. When we didn’t have the training, He helped us and gave us the position, and when we are tempted to take the credit and think we did it on our own, it’s good to look up and say, “Father, thank you for coming through for me. I realize you are giving me strength. You are making me dance. You are causing me to shine”.
How did you get to where you are? It’s very simple, God was always in control of what concerns you. When God is ready to promote you, He doesn’t check with your boss. He doesn’t get approval from your family. He doesn’t take a vote from your critics. He simply works behind the scenes to effect the promotion. He controls the open doors. He controls what favour comes your way.
Don’t lose sleep over those people who are against you. God is working out something behind the scenes. When it’s time, He will bring it forth and move them out of the way. You don’t have to live stressed out because you have opposition and things haven’t worked out. You are still connected. God is still in control regarding your case.
THE HAND OF GOD!
The scripture says, “God’s hand is outstretched toward you” (Psalm 136:12) When you are tempted to get discouraged, and think it’s never going to work out, just imagine God’s hand outstretched above you, taking control by directing your steps and orchestrating your life.
Moses asked God His name. He said, “My name is I am” (Exodus 3:14) He was saying, “I am anything you need. I am protection. I am provision. I am healing. I am strength, I am favour, I am deliverance”. Nothing can stand against our God. The most powerful force in the universe is in control of anything that concerns you. He is working out His purpose for your life.
In the scripture, God told Jonah to go to the city of Nineveh and minister. He didn’t want to go there. Jonah got on a boat going in the opposite direction. A huge storm arose, and he told the crew it was his fault. They threw him overboard. It should have been the end, but God was in control. He spent three days in the belly of the fish. On the third day, the fish came up and spat Jonah onto dry ground. (Jonah 3)
The first thing God said was, “Jonah, go to Nineveh,” God gave him another chance. He has arranged everything you need to fulfil your purpose. I pray for you, wherever you are reading this message that “You may run, but you will never get away from what God is doing behind the scenes. It always pulls you back. God will have somebody or someone to keep you from missing your destiny in Jesus’ name”
Many years later, Jesus said, “As Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days, so I will be in the heart of the earth for three days”. Jonah was a foreshadowing of Christ. He didn’t stay in the fish for two days or four days, but on the third day he went down right on schedule, and he came up right on schedule. (Matthew 12:40)
Maybe you have loved ones who are making wrong decisions, children who aren’t making good decisions. Don’t worry, God is in control He is not going to let them go too far. The scripture says God can turn the heart of a king. That means God knows how to change people’s minds. He knows how to get their attention and redirect their focus to what is right.
Maybe you are reading this because God wants you to know that He is in control concerning your case. He is pulling you back. It’s not a coincidence. He is saying, “I have a plan for your life. I’m bigger than what you are facing. You have tried it on your own: come to me. I will help you, I will work it out”. All you have to do is say, “God, my life is in your hands. I’m turning it over to you”.
When you trust God with your future, He will take you where you couldn’t go on your own, God is working behind the scenes for you. Things you have been trying to make happen, a loved one of course, they won’t listen to you, don’t worry, God is in control.
As for you and your house, you will serve the Lord. Doors you couldn’t open, you tried, you did your best. Don’t worry, God is in control. He is about to bring promotion, opportunity, and an increase you didn’t see coming. You are going to know it’s the hand of God working on your behalf.
Quit worrying, quit living stressed. God is in control of your case. Right now, He is working out His purpose for your life. Live from a place of rest knowing that your life has been divinely orchestrated. If you do this, I decree and declare that nothing or no one is going to stop your purpose, joy and fulfilment in life in Jesus’ name.
“The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.”’
