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This Ain’t Random · Brain Spa

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Before you ever made a plan, God already finished writing the
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story. Today's scripture is coming from
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Ephesians chapter #1 verse 11. And this is the ESV.
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And it says in Him we have obtained an inheritance, having
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been predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all
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things according to the counsel of His will.
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Let's go deeper. You ever feel like life's been
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throwing curveballs and God just has been sitting silent like
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Lord? You sure this part was in the
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plan? But Ephesians reminds us this
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was never random. You were predestined, meaning
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before the bills piled up, before the heartbreak hit,
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before the dream got delayed. He already worked it in.
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His will ain't up for debate, and it doesn't depend on your
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perfect performance. He factored in the mess, the
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detours, the mistakes, still said Yep, that's my child, still
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good, still chosen. So stop trying to connect every
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dot. That's not your job.
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Yours is to trust that it is still unfolding on purpose and
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hearsay. It's reflection more.
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I remember generally once frustrated saying God, I need to
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know why this is happening and I felt this peace drop in me like
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you don't need to worry why, you just need to know who that was
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enough. That was a shift.
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When you know who is in control you stop tripping over what you
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can't see. And here he says declaration.
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Repeat this after me. My life is not a series of lucky
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breaks or bad luck. I have been predestined, pre
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approved and positioned on purpose.
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And now today's prayer. God, thank you that you are
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working every single detail, even the confusing ones
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according to your perfect will. We release control, we release
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frustration, and we choose to trust that what you have
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started, you will finish. And we thank you that we don't
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have to become worried or frustrated, but we can rest and
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know that our life isn't random and things are not happening to
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us randomly, but they're happening according to the plan
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and purpose that you had designed.
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I thank you that we know that your end goal for us is that
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we're going to end up good. And if we were to understand how
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trends work, we understand that there may be times where things
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may go up and down, up and down, but they're going on an upward
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trajection, meaning that I'm going to end up on time.
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I thank you that we have this understanding and that we can
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rest in that. We thank you that also we can
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rest in your provision, your prosperity, your peace, and your
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wholeness in every way possible. Thank you for covering our kids,
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our loved ones, and everybody who's close to our heart and who
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means something to us. We honor you for all these
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things and making sure that we're able to continue to live
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and move and dwell in your divine favor.
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We thank you for all that you're going to continue to do in and
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through and for us, and we honor you for this.
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In the Maximus name of Jesus Christ, how can we do prayer?
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Amen. God bless y'all, I love you and
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I hope you have a fantastic day today.
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Y'all take care. One last stop.
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Stop micromanaging a plan you did not write and trust the one
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who wrote it.