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Today I’d like to challenge the thought: “If I don’t fulfill Gods plan, He’ll find someone else”. Above is a picture of a precious moment between my nephew and my mother at her recent wedding celebration.  I don’t think anyone else could touch my mother’s heart, in that moment, like my nephew did.  There are many biblical examples of the importance of one person called to do something supernatural and God pursuing them.  Let’s start with Jonah. Jonah refused to follow God’s plan and ran from God, God’s response was very telling.   If the theory of expendability is correct, why didn’t God just find someone else? Why didn’t he just discard Jonah and move on to the next?  Why did God go to extremes to get Jonah to Nineveh   Jonah wasn’t willing or obedient.  He still had a choice.  He knew he was wrong and told the crew of the ship that the storm was his fault when he couldn’t deny that he’d disobeyed God and took on the responsibility that he, alone...

  I’ve wondered why  people walking in Gods plan often respond to a compliment by saying, “it was God”. Was it only God? Scripture states that he does nothing without man. “Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭18‬:‭17‬ ‭NIV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/111/gen.18.17.NIV  He gave the earth to us, so he uses us   We have to participate   For example, a young man was telling me part of his life’s story. And I told him how much his smile brightened my day.  His respond was “it’s God”,  The reason for the smile is God, I agree. The journey that brought that smile was his. However, I often perceive people don’t accept their part in Gods gift because they were taught that was to be prideful. Is saying “it’s God” a sign of humility? Let’s talk about that. What if the young man had  chosen to do drugs and destroy his mind? He wouldn’t have the heart, or joy or the shine that God gave him.  Are we so irrelevan...