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When something good and important happens, it may appear to be spontaneous and unplanned, but ohhh, let me tell you, it was very planned and arranged by God.
A Partner of this ministry asked us to agree in prayer that she would get some temporary work. God arranged it so she was given the position of being a substitute teacher at a school. Then as time went on, her family came to the place they had to have more income so she wanted a full-time job instead of a temporary part-time. So we began praying again.
God knew beforehand when she would need a better position and better pay. So as we came together in prayer and believed and spoke God’s Word in faith, that’s when the arranging started. God began working.
This is what He did for her. One day she said she “ran into” a woman who teaches a course, and this woman said she was going to be retiring and they would consider her for that position. It happened to be a position for which she was qualified.
I like how she said she “ran into” her. She was in the right place. But God put her there. There are many people and opportunities and events that we “run into.” The reason is because they are arranged by God. We may say to someone, “Isn’t it funny that I ran into you today.” Yet all the while we need to picture God taking His hands and moving the people and timing so we have a meeting that accomplishes something.
Or we may have a change in conditions or change in schedule or something unexpected happens. They all work together to accomplish what we have been praying.
This happened for this woman. After she ran into that teacher, she applied for the position and we continued praying in faith. Then she was made the offer. She took that position and it turned out to be the hours she must have and it was better pay! What she began doing was in her field of experience and knowledge. She said she was so fulfilled.
You see, by prayer and standing firm and believing, we put ourselves in the right place because we’re allowing God to arrange it. We’re handing everything over to Him, and He is using His divine power and care for us to make the arrangements. As we walk in the way He has, we can walk right into those arrangements. If we disobey, then we mess them up. So it’s important that we follow Him and believe in what He’s doing. What appears to be happenstance is really the hands of God.
I love when He shows us in His Word how He does this. He put certain events in the Bible so we would know He is aware of our life and in spite of conditions or events, He is there to make the arrangements.
One of the most reassuring stories He gave us is about the widows Ruth and Naomi. Naomi and her husband had moved from Judah to Moab. It was there that her husband passed away. Her son had married the woman, Ruth, but he also passed away. So the two widows decided to return to Judah.
They had no means of support so Ruth went to the wheatfields and gathered gleanings behind the harvesters. The poor were allowed to do this. Without knowing it, she went to the field of the wealthy man named Boaz who turned out to be a distant relative of Naomi’s. That meant by Jewish law he could redeem them and take care of them. It was arranged by God!
When Naomi realized Ruth was working in the field of Boaz, she sent her to him and asked him to be their covering. He readily agreed and ended up marrying Ruth. Now the women were supplied love and care and family and honor and wealth. Also, from the children of Ruth and Boaz came the descendants of King David of Israel and eventually Jesus Christ.
Don’t tell me God doesn’t arrange things in our lives. The people we meet, what position we have, and where we go. He arranges for us to be happy and joyful and live in peace.
When we turn everything over to Him even in the midst of struggles or disappointment, then we can rest assured that the arrangements have been made!
God will begin working as soon as our faith begins working. Be watching for what He is doing and believe it’s coming.
Spiritual Powerline to say out loud:
“GOD IS ARRANGING EVERYTHING FOR ME!”
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