GOD THE PLANNER
Read Jeremiah 29:11
What does God know about you? What are God’s plans like for you? Last week you learned how God knows you best because He carefully and wonderfully made every detail of who you are just like the puzzle maker makes every piece of a puzzle unique. A puzzle maker makes a puzzle piece with the entire picture in mind – there is not one piece made by chance. Each piece is made to fit into the bigger picture of the puzzle. The same is true for you. God made you with a specific purpose. You uniquely fit into His plan and He made you to do so. God has a plan for you that is different than any other person on earth. His plan is perfect and good and is the best thing you can do with your life.
GIVE IT A TRY!
For fun this week start a puzzle. As you put the puzzle together, think about how each piece is uniquely made to fit into the bigger picture.
GOD THE POTTER
Read Jeremiah 18:3-4
What is the potter making? How does the potter shape the pot? God uses the example of a person who makes pottery to describe how He knows you. A person who makes a bowl knows exactly what the bowl should be used for. Of course a bowl has many different uses, but all of those uses were intended by the potter. A bowl is not intended to be used as a basketball. It cannot be used to brush your hair. It also can’t be used to pack your clothes for Kamp. It seems silly to even imagine using a bowl for those things because it is clear what a potter makes pottery for. God makes it clear in His Word that He has plans for you and has made you for specific purposes. It is silly to look to other people or the world for plans because they don’t know how you are made or what you are made for.
BE THE CLAY
Read Isaiah 64:8 Who is your potter? What are you? Clay is what a potter uses to make His masterpiece and you are who God uses to make His. Read Ephesians 2:10 Who is God’s masterpiece? Does God have good things for you to do?
YOUR FLASHLIGHT
How do you know God’s plan for you? Read Psalm 119:105
God’s Word is a lamp to your ______________________. God’s Word is a light to your ______________________. Not only does God know the plan He created for your life, He gave you His Word so you could find the plan He has for you. God’s Word, the Bible, is the tool that God has given you to find His way. Finding His way is the same thing as finding your way. You would never go down a dark path without a flashlight. A flashlight or lamp only lights around the area you are walking to help you safely find your way one step at a time. The world can be a dark place because it does not know God’s plan. God gives you His Word to help you take each step of His plan for you. He knows what is best for you. As you trust His Word for each step, you will begin to see His plan for your life.
GOD KNOWS YOUR VALUE
Read Matthew 6:25-26
What should you not be worried about? Does God take care of the birds? Are you more valuable to God than His other creation? God made you valuable and knows your value, but the world will never know your true value. While others might know you are valuable for different reasons, no one will know your value like God does. You can trust He will always do things that benefit His plan. Should you worry about things if God is in control? Do you trust that God will take care of you if you are that valuable to Him?