We are enveloped in peace when we know that nothing the enemy does can abort the plan of God for our lives. Greater still is the peace that comes from knowing we cannot rush God’s timing. When the Lord speaks a word into our lives, it is like a seed. It takes time for a seed to sprout. God knows when we have reached the time of germination. Our confidence is in God’s seed. (Excerpts from Can You Stand to be Blessed?)

Wisdom and Peace Reflections

When the promise has grown in the fertile ground of a faith-filled heart and reached the time of maturation, it will come to pass. It will be a direct result of the presence of God. It will not be by human might or power, but by the Spirit of the Lord (see Zech. 4:6). The psalmist David said, “My times are in Thy hand” (Ps. 31:15a). For me there is a sense of tranquility that comes from resting in the Lord. His appointment for us is predetermined. There is a peace that comes from knowing God has included us in His plan—even the details.

I can remember as a very small child following close behind my mother, an educator in the public school system. She was often asked to speak at luncheons and banquets. Her sorority attracted the kind of successful ladies who had achieved academic and sociological accomplishments. These were the kind of ladies who extended their pinky fingers when they drank tea from china cups and saucers. These matronly madams of the 1960s prided themselves on being classy and distinguished. After the festivities had subsided and we were traveling from what I remember to be a rather stuffy atmosphere, I said to my mother, “Today, I travel with you and listen while you speak, but the time will come when you will travel with me and I will speak!” What was strange was this prophetic utterance came from the mouth of a then-devilish little six-year-old who, though very precocious, was nevertheless an ordinary child who would one day have a supernatural encounter with God!

I don’t know how at that early age that I knew I had an appointment with destiny, but I somehow sensed that God had a purpose for my life. I earnestly believe that everyone is predestined to accomplish certain things for the Lord. Somewhere in the recesses of your mind there should be an inner knowing that directs you toward an expected end. For me, it is this awareness that enables me to push myself up out of the bed and keep fighting for survival. You must be the kind of tenacious person who can speak to the enemy and tell him, “My life can’t end without certain things coming to pass. It’s not over until God says, ‘It’s over!’”

Nothing the enemy does can abort the plan of God for your life.

You cannot rush God’s timing.

When the Lord speaks a word into your life, it is like a seed.

Is your confidence in God’s seed?

God has included you in His plan—even the details.

Do you sense God’s purpose for your life?

Words of Wisdom

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful (Colossians 3:15 NKJV).

“Peace begins with a smile”–Mother Teresa.

Grace, mercy, and peace will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love (2 John 1:3 NKJV).