HIS BETTER PLAN
“You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.” – Matthew 16:23
There
are times in our lives when we question what happens to us. This is
especially true when bad things happen to us. Sometimes, though, God
allows these things to happen because He has a greater purpose.
When my family and I were asked to leave our mission area in Timor
Leste earlier than what my husband and I had discerned for and decided
on, I was honestly very disappointed. It took quite some time for me to
“let go and let God,” because I felt that our Timorese brothers and
sisters still needed us. I even questioned the wisdom of the elders in
our community.
I praise God though that, by His grace, I learned to surrender to His
will. Little did I know that God had a better, brighter plan for me and
my family. He wanted us to return to Manila for His greater glory to be
revealed — so we could serve in our community more fully and, in my
case, proclaim His Word through my current job at Shepherd’s Voice! Tina Santiago-Rodriguez (teachermamatina@gmail.com)
Reflection:
Listen to and trust in God’s Word: “For My thoughts are not your
thoughts, nor are your ways My ways. For as the heavens are higher than
the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, My thoughts higher than
your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:8-9).
Lord,
I know that You have the best plan for my life. Help me to see beyond
the bad things in my life and focus on all the good. I trust in Your
thoughts and ways. Amen.
St. Dominic, priest, pray for us.
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