Jer 29:11 (NIV) 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.” When you became a child of God, a member if His family, and a citizen of His eternal Kingdom, God started forcing everything to work together for your good. Rom 8:28 (NIV) And we know that in ALL THINGS God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. For you to move into God’s purpose and plans for you, you need to allow Jesus to show you what they are. Jesus not only has a plan for your life, He has a plan for getting you there. All you have to do is allow Him to get you ready for His plan for your future.

Rom 8:29-28 (NIV) For those God FOREKNEW He also PREDESTINED to be conformed to the likeness of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified. There are all kinds of roads that have been made for people to travel on. But, we could just try to create our own path for where we want to go. God knew you before you were born; that is what Romans 8:29 is talking about when it uses the word, “foreknew.” He foreknew all the things that would give you your very best opportunity to reach your greatest potential. So, He made perfect decisions for you, your life, your circumstances, and your opportunities. HE DIDN’T MAKE ANY MISTAKES!

There is a path you can take that will get you to the very best destination FOR YOU. But, just because God “paved” a road just for you doesn’t mean you will get on it. Your attitudes and character can cause you to take a path that is very hard, dangerous, and wrong for you. However, Jesus has a plan that can get you on the right path and moving forward in a powerful way. His strategy is to help you get the attitudes and character that help you cooperate with God’s plan for your life. The right attitudes and character will empower you to love those things God loves.

1. You will DESIRE the best things for you;


2. You will STUDY those things that prepare you for God’s best;


3. You will PRAY and ask for those things that are God’s very best;


4. You will look to Jesus to give you the faith so you can BELIEVE that God has ALREADY paved the way for you to get His best;


5. You will yield to God’s LOVE so you will share God’s best with others;


6. You will take FAITH-ACTION and live out God’s best for you.

Prov 3:5-6 (NIV) Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

Jesus is going to be teaching you, leading you, and empowering you to trust in the Lord. It isn’t clear to us what trusting in the Lord is. We also need special tools for helping us put our trust in the Lord. Also, we need to realize that trusting in the Lord isn’t an all inclusive, one big moment event. We have to trust in the Lord moment by moment and issue by issue. You can trust Him one moment over one issue and not trust Him in the next. This moment-by-moment, issue-by-issue concept builds a constant relationship with Jesus. It helps you be constantly talking things over with Him.

Mat 7:7 (NIV) Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. To ask for something is to simply pray for it; but, to seek for something is to do it with passion, intentionality, determination, commitment, and with strong emotions. You may trust in the Lord with a casual attitude; or, you can trust Him with all your heart. If you are going to get on God’s path and stay there, your trust will have to be with all your heart.

The world has put the full burden on you. If YOU make a mistake, that is your problem. If you get caught doing something wrong, bad, or evil, the punishment is on YOU. You had better KNOW what you are doing, UNDERSTAND why, what, and how you are doing it, and have the WISDOM to know how to best apply it. If you don’t, you are on your own. Once you tap into the mind of Jesus, you won’t need to or want to lean on your own understanding. And, the more you stop leaning on your understanding all during the moments and issues of your day, the more you will stay on the straight path of God’s plan for your life.

Not only do you need to be looking to Jesus for all His knowledge, foreknowledge of the future, understanding, and wisdom, when He gives you great ideas and feelings, be sure to acknowledge the fact that it all came from Him. Give God the credit, the praise, the worship, the thanks, and the appreciation for it. Rom 1:21 (NIV) For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but their thinking BECAME futile and their foolish hearts WERE darkened. This is the results of what happens to those who don’t “do what it takes” to get into God’s plan for their life.

Once Jesus has train you on how and has empowered you fulfill this Scripture, He will help you be at the right place, at the right time, doing and saying the right things, to the right people. Rather than you using trial and error methods, world training, human effort, or satanic influences, you will live a life that stays on target. Your goals, your relationships, and your results will be directed by Jesus. He will help you reach the right kind of goals that will help you succeed in on earth and will enhance your eternal life. As Jesus takes you through these courses, He will help you live out this Scripture.