When God Uses Our Messiness To Perform Miracles

BY SARAH SCHMIDT

Jeremiah 29:11 is one of my favorite verses: “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (ESV)

Life can be complicated because we are imperfect people. But I am so thankful we have a God who loves us despite our faults, failures, and fumbles.

One of the things I love is how God performs miracles from our messiness. God has good plans for each and every one of us and uses our mishaps to make something better.

Don’t lose hope if you are in a messy season right now. God can work it all out for good. Perhaps He has a lesson for you to learn, or perhaps He is preparing you for the next open door.

I have been in messy seasons a time or two in my life. And I can truthfully say you won’t stay stuck in that season when you give your mess to God. He will work it out for you.  

Be patient because most of the time God moves at a slow pace. When you wait, God is preparing, changing, and equipping you for what is to come.

We learn looking back on our lives. But we grow moving forward when we don’t lose hope knowing God has good things for us in the future.

Jeremiah 29:11 is a promise God had made to the Israelites a long time ago. But His promise still holds true for us today and for the future. God plans are always good…just let God work it out in the way He wants it to!