You may be like me, in that I so often ask God to complete all the dreams that are in my heart for the Kingdom. But over the past two years I heard the Holy Spirit whisper a slight change to that prayer. HE instructed me to pray that God would complete all the plans HE had in HIS heart for my life.
When I first uttered the prayer I realized the difference though small was very weighty. I understood that while I might read the Word and pray and listen for direction, often times my heart might be filled with dreams and plans that were birthed in my soul rather than in my spirit. Those things from my soul are not bad things. They are good things. But they may not be God’s things for me.
I was reminded that God has a plan for every life HE creates. In fact, that is one of the saddest things about abortion; there are incredible plans that will never be realized because life was cut short. Before you or I were born, God had a dream in HIS heart as to what we would do with our lives. HE saw the things we could accomplish under HIS leadership.
I find that when I focus on what HE might have planned rather than me going with what I plan things work out better. I remember one time I was praying and I heard in my spirit these words, “I will teach you to speak many languages”. I was so excited. I had wanted to learn Spanish so I would not have to use an interpreter at meetings. I could not think of anything more excellent than supernaturally being given the ability to speak a foreign language.
Years passed and no languages developed. But during that time many denominations opened their hearts and doors to the KING’S Tea. You name and we have had the privilege of being there. As we know each denomination has a “language” of its own. We all say the same things but use our verbiage to convey the thought. Each time I went to a new denomination I found that I had the ability to express the things God shared with me in a way they understood.
One day when I was praying I asked God about HIS promise to teach me many languages (I was still waiting for Spanish). Softly I could hear Jesus laugh. I have supernaturally given you many languages already. You speak fluent Methodist, Baptist, Pentecostal, Episcopalian, etc. HE was not the only one laughing. I told HIM I was finally getting it.
You see sometimes we look at the dreams, visions, plans, etc. through our limited human understanding. My heart only knew language to be one thing. In HIS heart language had many meanings. While I still have not given up on the Spanish thing, I have come to understand that the plan HE had in HIS heart was more fruitful and in the end more fulfilling than the plan in my heart.
Hope to see you in the Tea Room soon,
Elizabeth