“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17)
What song do you listen to each day? Do you listen to the song of those around you who demand that you become like them? Do you listen to the song of the voices within you who continually tell you that you are not enough? Or do you listen to the song of the One who made you and wants you to know the depths of his delight and affection? Because the song you listen to the most is the song that your life will sing to others.
“Is that a joyous choir I hear? No, it is the Lord himself exulting over you in happy song.” (Zephaniah 3:17, TLB) Listen to the song of delight and affection he is singing over you today.
"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 a hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11)
If you want to walk with God, you had best check your plans at the door. Life with him is as beautiful as it is demanding. It is an amazing dance, an awesome adventure, and a challenging journey. It is a journey in which we are not in control, he is. We do not charge ahead with our agenda and invite him to come along. We follow his lead; he doesn’t follow ours.
Our job is to stay attentive to his voice, in tune with his will, and aligned with his purposes. Life with him is about his plans, not our own. Fortunately, his plans are to prosper us, not to harm us. His plans give us “a hope and a future.” His plans, although they might demand a lot of us, are always for our good, our benefit, and our growth. We just have to trust in him.
