"No More Chicken Chores!"
God is faithful to give me “little God nudges” in the most unexpected ways and I absolutely LOVE it. We have chickens on our little farm and recently reached the point of having 20-something chickens. We were feeling pretty maxed out and it seems like just the other day that I mentioned to my husband, “These chickens are a lot of trouble! Something is always happening to one of them. We don’t need to have any more chicken babies. I can’t handle any more chicken chores!”
We left for vacation shortly after our “chicken overload revelation.” A week later we returned and immediately resumed the process of our normal chicken chores. Not long after our return, we were cleaning the coop one afternoon when I suddenly heard my husband exclaim, “What on earth?!”
Peeking out from under the ramp going into the coop was the cutest little chick!
We had been diligently pulling broody hens off the nest and making sure to collect all of our eggs so we didn’t hatch any more chicks but lo and behold a mama hen had plans of her own. She had somehow managed to make nest and sit on it for 21 days and we didn’t even realize it. She was safely tucked away out of sight, laughing at me as she fouled my plans to keep our chicken numbers down. We ended up with seven chicks who are now half gown and healthier then ANY of our previous chicks.
God’s Plan Will Prevail
God’s gentile reminder in all of this is just this: I may think I know best and try to move forward with my own plans, but I should be careful about setting my heart on the plans I create.
Bottom line, if He wants something to happen, it WILL happen. And the most eye-opening part of the revelation - He doesn't even need me one bit to put His plans into motion.Click To TweetWith previous chicks, I’ve carefully set up the brooder area, monitored and fed the mama hen perfectly, guarded her against the other hens, checked for hatching eggs, etc. I generally did everything in my power to help her along.
God is a lot like the mother hen who surprised me. He really doesn’t need me fussing over His plan and helping it along. Even more, He might not feel the need to tell me about His plan until I unexpectedly experience the fruit of the plan.
In this particular case it was seven darling chicks, but it might be a child or any number of things so remember friend:
“For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” ~ Jeremiah 29:11
Originally Posted: Oct. 5, 2016
Our Prayer
Father God, help me to hold my plans loosely. Your Word tells me that Your ways are not my ways (Isaiah 55:8). Help me to trust and find peace in the knowledge that Your ways are better than mine.
I can’t, by my own will and might, accomplish or even realize the good plans You have for me. Open my heart to rest in that truth and receive the “unexpected blessings” you have already set in motion.
Thank you, Lord, for bathing me in the truth of Your Word; a truth that shows me that You are good and I can trust You with all of my plans.
In Jesus’ Name,
Amen
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Amen! We may plan but when God plans, His plan reigns. I go through a lot quietly as a single mom because its hard to discuss sad things. It seems the friends I try to talk to tend to make this “oh God” face almost as if they wish I just kept it to myself. Not to be mean, Im sure, but some people feel like you’re asking for help when you’re not. You just want to talk. So, I resolve to just entrust those places to God. I lost my best friend years ago. I’ve tried and just don’t have that space with someone willing to be there like my best friend was.
Anyway, I become frustrated at times and often wonder what God is thinking and where in the world is this strength that He is convinced that I must have to handle it all. BUT, I tell you God is my everything! No matter what comes up, He comes through and like that mamma hen sitting on a secret nest, it reminded me of God. Whatever I need somehow is “birthed” into my circumstances even when I don’t see a way. So I can attest to the beauty of unexpected blessings. I imagine God laughing at me saying, “I told you I got this”. So I share with others, stand strong! We may not see how or understand why, but God has victory nestled in His hands.
Amen! Even when we don’t understand our circumstances He is working in the midst of them. What is He trying to teach us in the midst of our pain and yes even our loneliness? For me He has taught me such trust and dependance on Him in the midst of the trials. I think you would really also enjoy reading The Broken Way by Ann Voskamp!