Jeremiah 29 : 11-13 (NIV)

"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 hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all of your heart."

Having recently moved into 2018, let us remember the plans God has for our life. Let us be willing to put aside the plans and ideas we have in order to walk in line with what God has for us. There will be times our plans align with God's and there will be times they will not. We must ensure we are in tune with God and know of His heart towards us. No matter how wonderful our spiritual, career, ministry and family goals are, they can never match that of God's. God knows us far more than we know ourselves; our passion, our giftings, our strengths and our weaknesses.

Matthew 6: 1-4 (NIV)

"Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven."
"So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."

Proverbs 3: 5-8

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones."