"Destiny"

They say if you want different,

Then do a different thing,

‘Cause unless you do it,

No new results you’ll bring.

But more of what you don’t want,

What you wished all would change,

But wishing doesn’t do it,

Or your life rearrange.

It may start with wishing,

To dream of something new,

But it’s all just a fantasy,

‘Less a brand new thing you do.

I know I may sound crazy,

Or reckless or surprised,

But that’s the way the Good Lord works,

So see things through His eyes.

He told Father Abraham,

You will have a child,

When he and both his Sarah, too,

Thought that idea was wild.

Hey Noah, build a great big boat,

Sounds like a crazy plan,

A hundred-plus years later,

Water covered up the land.

He told Moses to do it,

When He parted the Red Sea,

And Moses lifted up his staff,

That’s how it came to be.

To David, here’s a giant,

And here’s the kingdom, too,

And gosh it looked impossible,

God knew what he could do.

Gideon was in a hole,

When God told him to go,

Said you’re a mighty warrior,

And then God made it so.

A virgin with a baby,

A manger with a King,

What a way to save the world,

It just beats everything.

Simon goes wave walking,

A blind man healed with mud,

A dead man raised up from the dead,

A Savior shed His blood.

But then the biggest question,

Was this the Son’s defeat,

Again a new thing happened,

And now we can repeat,

The tomb of Jesus empty,

Because He rose again,

And because this happened,

The wildness of God’s plan,

It means we can move mountains,

With a mustard seed of faith,

But if you want to see it,

You can’t just sit and wait.

But plant the seed you’re given,

Just get it in the ground,

No matter what the others think,

Or if they come around.

‘Cause every good that’s happened,

Was cause somebody chose,

To do what no one else would do,

So let’s be one of those.

Maybe the Lord will honor,

The crazy seed you plant,

Maybe what you’re dreaming,

Will stop the devil’s rant.

Get up and go, my brother,

And my sister, too,

Your destiny is waiting,

And it’s all up to you.

“For nothing is impossible with God…” (Luke 1:37, NLT)

The life we live is directly connected to yesterday’s choices. I know, not entirely. Things happen that are not directly related to our decisions. But it is our decision how we respond to what happens to us. And lots of today’s harvest is about yesterday’s planted seeds. So, do you like your harvest? What would you do differently if you could? Why can’t you? Sometimes the future God has planned for us requires us to take a step of faith and plant a seed we’ve never planted. The Bible is full of examples, and perhaps the best one is the promise of God to Mary. You will conceive by the power of the Holy Spirit, and though you are a virgin, you will have a son who will grow up to be the promised Messiah. Impossible? Yes. But God does the impossible, and the virgin conceives. And a Savior is born… And the rest is our salvation history. Back to you and me. What about it? Is there anything God is calling us to do that requires us to cooperate with a plan that is otherwise impossible to accomplish? i believe so. Why not ask the Lord what seed of faith He is calling you to plant?

Lord, help us plant the seed that will produce the future that You have planned, in Jesus’ name.

Art by Jack Sorenson, jacksorensonfineart.com. Used by permission. Thanks, Jack, and God bless you.