WHO have you allowed to map out your life? Was it your parents? Was it a teacher or a neighbor. Did a boyfriend/girlfriend from your past steer what direction your life would take. Or did a perfect stranger cause your life to move in a certain path? SOMEONE mapped out your life.
Your life’s journey is greatly influenced by outsiders. Your parents may have laid out a good course for you to follow when you were a child. You know, “First you will go to school, then go to college, get a good job, get married and have pretty grand babies for us.” What about that well meaning teacher or neighbor. They told you about a certain school or directed you to a great job or afterschool program which greatly influenced your life. Your first boyfriend/girlfriend relationship might have pretty much determined how all other relationships you had would work for the rest of your adult life. A stranger may have spoken something to you which altered your life path for good.
But what about the one who’s life was mapped out by someone who meant them no good?
Who told you that your life would never amount to anything?
Who told you that you aren’t college material?
Who told you that you shouldn’t marry HER?
Who told you that you have to live with pain?
Who told you that you are whore?
Who told you that you will never escape the horrors of rape/incest?
Who told you that you won’t succeed in business?
Who told you that you can’t be a good husband and father?
Who told you that you nobody will read your book?
Who told you that you won’t ever stop being mean and nasty?
Who told you that you aren’t pretty enough to be my girlfriend?
Who told you that you are too dumb to be in my classroom?
Who told you that you exist only to be a second class citizen?
Who told you that you are too young to start a company?
Who told you that you will always be a project and welfare ho?
Who told you that you are destined to have diabetes because “we all get it”?
Who told you that you need to stop trying to better yourself?
Who told you that you should be scared and fearful of EVERYTHING?
Who told you that you are too much of a sinner to be saved?
Who told you that you have an addictive personality and will always be a junkie?
Who told you that you are a bad parent?
Who told you that you must live out their plan for your life?
Who told you that you have to believe them??
Unfortunately.
YOU DID.
But… What if there is Someone Who has a different, better course written out for your life? One Who says “I am the Author and the finisher of your faith”. What if He and His Word was allowed to be a Lamp to your feet and a Light to your paths in life? What if you believed every Word which proceeds out of His Mouth vs. what proceeded out of the mouths of those who meant you good but steered your wrong or meant you no good from the beginning? What if you considered Him as your Wise Counselor instead of your high school counselor? What if this certain Someone has the ability to wipe out ALL of your previous mistakes and make you a whole new person? What if you could trust them with all your secret insecurities and completely put all your cares and concerns on them and They would care for and about you? What if this Someone would be a Perfect example of a good and right life and you could just walk after the plan they left for you? What if He has only plans of good for you and never evil, willing to give you a future hope, an expected wonderful end? What if there is One who would whisper “I love YOU.” to you when you know no one else cares?
There is One. His name is Jesus. He will walk with you and talk with you and tell you that you are His own. Don’t believe what you’ve heard about Him from other people. They are the same one’s who told you other things you shouldn’t have believed. Don’t believe even what YOU think you know about Him. Find Him and get to know HIM for YOURSELF. He Loves you and wants what’s best FOR YOU. Trust Him not them. He has a plan for your life. Believe and have faith in the One who MADE the map we call life. Let Jesus set your course and steer your life in the direction of Everlasting Joy.
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