Enjoy the meal, not the wrapper

Jeremiah 29:11, ’11 For I know the plans I have for you,โ€ declares the Lord, โ€œplans 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.

Happy Valentine’s 2025!

Happy Valentine’s!

Valentine’s Day is celebrated to remember Saint Valentine, a Christian martyr who showed Christ-like love. He performed Christian marriages during persecution. He also cared for the sick and those in prison.

Whether we are celebrating with someone special or celebrating with our friends, let’s not forget God loves us! He is love.

God shows us what love is: Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.
(1 Corinthians 13:4-8a, ESV)