Enjoy the meal, not the wrapper

Jeremiah 29:11, ’11 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.’

This evening, while locking the door of my house to go out, my dog took a food wrapper, thinking it was food. There was no food inside the wrapper.
We would be giving him a delicious. He wouldn’t have to eat a piece of plastic, it wasnt edible.

Seeing him chewing on the wrapper reminded me of myself. Oftentimes I am like this too. God, my Heavenly Father has great plans for me and yet I am stubborn, holding on to something flimsy and refusing to let go and trust in His plan. God is sovereign & almighty. His thoughts and plans for me are the best. They are for my good.

Just as I would not give my dog a wrapper to eat but I would  give him a delicious meal I know he would enjoy because I love him, God has  the best plans for me too because He loves me. I just have to let go of the ‘wrapper’ and trust in Him.

Enjoy the meal, not a plastic wrapper.

Soar on Wings Like Eagle

An encouragement for the month of July:

The word “hope” (*qāwâ* in Hebrew) here is an active, expectant trust. It means, anchoring yourself in God’s faithfulness despite challenges in life. 

God “…will renew their (your) strength.” God will replace your weariness with His power.

You “will soar on wings like eagles…”.
Eagles ride thermal winds effortlessly.  Likewise, God lifts you up above the circumstances in your life, giving you peace and victory.

You will “…run and not grow weary… Walk and not faint”. God sustains you with endurance and His strength in your everyday life.

#eagleswings