God's plan?

Question

If you have ruined all of God's best plans for you only because you were never taught to believe you were good enough to deserve one in the first place, how can He not give you a new and better one?

Answer 1

The bible tells us that when we pray according to God's will, we should expect an answer. I think the hard part is deciding to take the effort and time and crucify ourselves and ask for whatever is HIS will.

I did this once. I submitted myself to Him, decided to wait on Him (for however long it would take) and told Him to leave me single- and I'd searve Him, or tell me who to marry - and I'd searve Him. This was not an easy thing to do. I had lived in the world for a long time, making my own decisions (that's where Adam and Eve's rebelion stemmed from) and picking women to date, as the world does. I finally recognized that there was something wrong with this picture of "promise, but no delivering". At last, I really did give it to Him. I can't honestly say I've given other decisions to Him, I chose my career, my hometown, and other stuff.

He told me who to marry - it wasn't a woman I would have considered. Two weeks later we were married. It's one thing I know I did right. The blessings I've received from that decision are things within marriage that I hadn't even thought of.

You know how older people try to tell teenagers to not make the same mistakes they've made? And there's alot of truth to the fact that these (we) older people really did already go through it? Well we older people need to accept the value of that concept and go to God as someone who knows what we don't - about our needs, now and in the future, and mistakes He would keep us from.

Go for the blessings now, even if you, as I did, have messed up on other blessings He's wanted for you, submit to Him. Make His desires your desires. God is like a perfect parent. All the age appropriate toys are in the yard - don't stray out of the yard, you could get hit by a car.

Answer 2

What ever you think, god sends - it's as simple as that. If you think you deserve a new and better plan, you will get one. And why not? You are a child of a benevolent and loving god that is just delighted to see whatever you do without judgement (just Hurray for you, my little darling!).

If you think that you are so terrible that you don't deserve a new and better plan then you are choosing to enter your own personal hell on Earth - complete with self loathing and constant berating - and you will stay there until you realize that you do actually deserve a new and better plan.

So the choice is yours, but remember - there are no do-overs. This is live and you don't get a second chance at this life - even though you might come back in many other forms, you'll never have this form again. Don't piss it away or look back later and say "I could have done it better."

Remember - thoughts become things, choose the good ones!

Peace!

Answer 3

God must still have a plan for you or you would not be here. What His/Her plan is, is not for you to know or to figure out. Maybe, just maybe you ARE following His/Her plan to the T, and it is up to YOU to discover the mistakes you have made and how to recover from them. You create your own path and make your own choices, God is a guide and is there for spiritual guidance and comfort.

You are good enough to be whatever you want to...It just seems such a shame that you have been so mistreated in the past--you do deserve better and the good thing is that YOU know it.

Answer 4

If you are truly serious about your question, please read this carefully:

God certainly didn't expect us to wander around the world alone, trying to follow a bible which many (most) of us can barely understand, or to simply make things up as we go along, so it's likely that almost no one can successfully discern God's plan for their life without full and active participation in the work, worship, and sacraments of his church.

Jesus founded one church to guide all people to salvation.

He didn't found a Bible.

He didn't found a congregation.

He didn't found a committee.

There's only one church that has been in existence since the beginning, with a faith that stretches from the time of creation right up to the present, and all the way out to judgment day.

There's only one church that Jesus promised to guide and keep until the end of the age, and only one church with Jesus as its' head, and the Holy Spirit as its' divine advocate for truth.

That is the holy Catholic Church.

If you're serious about discovering God's plan for your life, get involved in the Catholic Church.

Learn from other good, practicing Catholics, and begin to fully participate in the Mass and the sacraments.

You don't have to be able to fully understand how all this works, all you need to do is show up, and God will do the rest.

And I know you've probably heard all kinds of nasty things lately about Catholics and priests, but the fact that a church can survive 2,000 years of the worst attacks the devil can dream up, yet still survive and thrive, provides abundant proof of its' divine origin, and its' true role in God's plan for the salvation of all.

It worked for me, and it will work for you, too.

God wills it.

Just do it.

Start today.

What else in your life can possibly be more important?

To find a Catholic Church in your neighborhood, go here:

http://masstimes.org/dotnet/

Send me an email with a shipping address and I'll send you a free Catholic Resource CD containing everything you'll want to know.

God bless you.

Answer 5

God's best plans? No I didn't ruin them, and anyway how do you know which ones are the best ones? And maybe he didn't make any plans. God had a lot of plans in Bible days, but things are different now. Get used to it.

Answer 6

Sometimes God's plans for you arent clear. Some of the times he uses hard ships and mistakes and hurt and pain to show you the light. He has in my life. No one is ever sure what God has in store for them. Pray and he will show you. Maybe not today but sometime soon.

Answer 7

He gave us a better life before we sinned and ruined it. After he sent his one and only son who was the good news, we killed him to! How many countless chances do you want? Is Jesus not a good enough sacrifice for your sins? Has God not given us salvation through him?

Answer 8

If god loves screw-ups, then by your own admission, you qualify.

But I've noticed that the prosperous and powerful also claim god's love as their own. You might want to consider whether you really want to belong to that crowd. They have a habit of getting into the worst kinds of trouble.

Answer 9

"Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name (NOT THE NAMES) of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" (St. Matt. 28:20).



Many Christians begin to learn about the Trinity through knowledge of Baptism. This is also a starting point for others in comprehending why the doctrine matters to so many Christians, even though the doctrine itself teaches that the being of God is beyond complete comprehension. The Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed are structured around profession of the Trinity, and are solemnly professed by converts to Christianity when they receive baptism, and in the Church's liturgy, particularly when celebrating the Eucharist. One or both of these creeds are often used as brief summations of Christian faith by mainstream denominations.

One God
God is one, and the Godhead a single being: The Hebrew Scriptures lift this one article of faith above others, and surround it with stern warnings against departure from this central issue of faith, and of faithfulness to the covenant God had made with them. "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD" (Deuteronomy 6:4) (the Shema), "Thou shalt have no other gods before me" (Deuteronomy 5:7) and, "Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel and his redeemer the LORD of hosts: I am the first and I am the last; and beside me there is no God." (Isaiah 44:6). Any formulation of an article of faith which does not insist that God is solitary, that divides worship between God and any other, or that imagines God coming into existence rather than being God eternally, is not capable of directing people toward the knowledge of God, according to the trinitarian understanding of the Old Testament. The same insistence is found in the New Testament: "...there is none other God but one" (1 Corinthians 8:4). The "other gods" warned against are therefore not gods at all, but substitutes for God, and so are, according to St. Paul, simply mythological or are demons.

So, in the trinitarian view, the common conception which thinks of the Father and Christ as two separate beings, is incorrect. The central, and crucial affirmation of Christian faith is that there is one savior, God, and one salvation, manifest in Jesus Christ, to which there is access only because of the Holy Spirit. The God of the Old is still the same as the God of the New. In Christianity, it is understood that statements about a solitary god are intended to distinguish the Hebraic understanding from the polytheistic view, which see divine power as shared by several separate beings, beings which can, and do, disagree and have conflicts with each other. The concept of Many comprising One is quite visible in the Gospel of John, chapter 17, verses 20 through 23.

God exists in three persons

The "Shield of the Trinity" or "Scutum Fidei" diagram of traditional Western Christian symbolism.This one God however exists in three persons, or in the Greek hypostases. God has but a single divine nature. Chalcedonians — Catholics, Orthodox, and Protestants — hold that, in addition, the Second Person of the Trinity — God the Son, Jesus — assumed human nature, so that he has two natures (and hence two wills), and is really and fully both true God and true human.


The singleness of God's being and the multiplicity of the Divine Persons together account for the nature of Christian salvation, and disclose the gift of eternal life. "Through the Son we have access to the Father in one Spirit" (Ephesians 2:18). Communion with the Father is the goal of the Christian faith and is eternal life. It is given to humans through the Divine union with humanity in Jesus Christ who, although fully God, died for sinners "in the flesh" to accomplish their redemption, and this forgiveness, restoration, and friendship with God is made accessible through the gift to the Church of the Holy Spirit, who, being God, knows the Divine Essence intimately and leads and empowers the Christian to fulfill the will of God. Thus, this doctrine touches on every aspect of the trinitarian Christian's faith and life; and this explains why it has been so earnestly contended for, throughout Christian history.

Source(s):

Douay Rheims Bible

78 References and Illusions To The Trinity Found In The Sacred Scriptures


I. Even the Old Testament makes definite reference both to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 11:2 "...the Spirit ... the Lord ... Him"

Isaiah 42:1 "My Servant ... I ... My Spirit ... upon Him"

Isaiah 48:16 "The Lord God ... His Spirit ... sent Me"

Isaiah 61:1 "Spirit of the Lord God ... upon Me ... the Lord"

Isaiah 63:9 "He ...the Angel of His Presence ... His Holy Spirit"

II. Close examination of the following New Testament scriptures will make obvious to any student of the Bible that the doctrine of the Godhead is truth.

Matthew 1:20, 21 "the Lord (the Father) ... the Holy Spirit ... Jesus"

Matthew 3:16, 17 "Jesus ... the Spirit of God ... a Voice from heaven (the Father)"

Matthew 12:18 "I ... My Spirit ... on Him"

Matthew 22:42, 43 "Christ ... the Spirit ... Lord (the Father)"

Mark 1:9-11 "Jesus ... the Spirit ... a Voice from heaven ... My beloved Son"

Mark 12:35, 36 "Christ ... the Holy Spirit ... the Lord (the Father)"

Luke 1:35 "the Holy Spirit ... the Highest ... the Son of God"

Luke 2:26, 27 "the Holy Spirit ... Christ ... Jesus"

Luke 3:21, 22 "Jesus ... the Holy Spirit ... a Voice from heaven ... My beloved Son"

Luke 10:21 "Jesus ... the Spirit ... Father"

Luke 12:9, 10 "God ... the Son ... the Holy Spirit"

John 3:5 "Jesus ... the Spirit ... God"

John 3:34, 35 "God ... the Spirit ... the Father ... the Son"

John 4:24, 25 "God ... a Spirit ... Messiah... Christ"

John 14:16, 17, 26 "the Comforter ... the Father ... in My name"

John 15:26 "the Comforter ... the Father ... of Me"

John 20:21, 22 "Jesus ... Father ... the Holy Spirit"

Acts 2:32,33 "Jesus ... God ... the Father ... the Holy Spirit"

Acts 2:38,39 "Jesus Christ ... the Holy Spirit ... God"

Acts 4:30,31 "Jesus ... the Holy Spirit ... God"

Acts 5:31,32 "God ... a Prince and Savior ... the Holy Spirit"

Acts 7:55 "the Holy Spirit ... Jesus ... God"

Acts 8:14_16 "God ... the Holy Spirit ... Jesus"

Acts 10:38 "God ... Jesus ... the Holy Spirit"

Acts 10:46_48 "God ... the Holy Spirit ... the Lord"

Acts 11:16, 17 "the Lord... the Holy Spirit ... God ... the Lord Jesus Christ"

Acts 20:21_23 "God ... Jesus ... the Holy Spirit"

Romans 1:1,3,4 "God ... His Son, Jesus Christ ... the Spirit"

Romans 5:5,6 "God ... the Holy Spirit ... Christ"

Romans 8:2,3 "the Spirit ... Jesus ... God ... His own Son"

Romans 8:8,9 "God ... the Spirit ... the Spirit of Christ"

Romans 8:16, 17 "the Spirit ... God ... Christ"

Romans 14:17, 18 "the Holy Spirit ... Christ... God"

Romans 15:12, 13 "Root of Jesse (Jesus) ... God ... Holy Spirit"

Romans 15:16 "Jesus ... God ... the Holy Spirit"

Romans 15:30 "The Lord Jesus Christ ... the Spirit ... God"

1 Corinthians 6:10, 11 "God ... the Lord Jesus... the Spirit"

I Corinthians 12:4_6 "Spirit ... Lord... God"

1 Corinthians 7:39, 40 "the Lord Jesus ... the Spirit ... God"

1 Corinthians 8:2 "the Lord Jesus ... the Spirit ... God"

2 Corinthians 3:3, 4 "the Spirit ... Christ ... God"

2 Corinthians 13:14 "Jesus... God ... the Holy Spirit"

2 Corinthians 5:5, 6 "God ... the Spirit ... the Lord (Jesus)"

Galatians 4:6, 7 "God ... the Spirit ... Son ... Father ... God ... Christ"

Ephesians 2:18 "through Him (Jesus) ... Spirit ... the Father"

Ephesians 2:21, 22 "the Lord ... God ... the Spirit"

Ephesians 3:14, 16 "the Father ... Jesus Christ ... His Spirit"

Ephesians 4:4-6 "Spirit ... Lord (Jesus) ... God and Father"

Ephesians 5:18-20 "Spirit ... Lord (Jesus) ... God ... Father"

Colossians 1:6-8 "God ... Christ ... Spirit"

1Thessalonians 4:6-8 "Lord (Jesus) ... God ... Holy Spirit"

1 Thessalonians 5:18, 19 "God ... Father ... Christ ... Jesus ... Spirit"

2 Thessalonians 2:13, 14 "God ... Lord... God ... Spirit ... Lord Jesus Christ"

Titus 3:4-6 "God ... Holy Spirit ... Jesus Christ"

Hebrews 2:3, 4 "Lord (Jesus) ... God ... Holy Spirit"

Hebrews 3:4, 6, 7 "God ... Christ... Holy Spirit"

Hebrews 6:4-6 "Holy Spirit ... God ... Son"

Hebrews 9:14 "Christ ... Spirit ... God"

Hebrews 10:29-31 "Son of God ... Spirit ... Lord ... God"

1 Peter 1:2 "God the Father ... Spirit ... Jesus Christ"

1 Peter 3:18 "Christ ... God ... Spirit"

1 Peter 4:14 "Christ ... Spirit ... God"

2 Peter 1:21 "God ... Holy Spirit... Lord (Jesus)"

2 Peter 2:1 "God ... Holy Spirit ... Lord (Jesus)"

1 John 4:2 "Spirit ... Jesus ... God"

1 John 4:13, 14 "Spirit ... Father ... Son ... Savior"

1 John 5:7 "Father... Word ... Holy Spirit"

Jude 20, 21 "the Holy Spirit... God... Lord ... Jesus Christ"

Revelation 1:9, 10 "Jesus Christ ... God ... Jesus Christ ... Spirit"

Revelation 3:5-7 "Father ... Spirit ... He that hath the key of David (Jesus)"

Revelation 14:12, 13 "God ... Jesus ... Lord ... Spirit"

Revelation 21:9, 10 "Lamb ... Spirit ... God"

Revelation 22:16-18 "the offspring of David (Jesus) ... Spirit ... God"

Answer 10

that might be his plan to guide you to his way
& then he will make you see the truth