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Permanent Plans

  “The counsel of the Lord stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations.”‭‭Psalms‬ ‭33:11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ There is no doubt that life’s destiny is shaped by today’s decisions; but not many people’s decisions are inspired by sustainable counsellors. When the scriptures declare safety in the multitude of counsellors, human’s discretion is expected to differentiate between periodic and permanent plans behind the counsels. Counsels motivated by plans to make money and create wealth, plans to play along with the system for recognition, and plans to diligently compete for greatness and material promotion are not necessarily bad; but they can either ignorantly or purposely be pursued against the Will of God. Whereas, godly counsels are driven by the purpose of God for human existence, rather than man’s purpose for God’s adoption. In essence, the counsels and plans of God are mostly infamous and sometimes frustrating. Nevertheless, those who truly wait on God’s counsels cannot be per...

Consistent Counsellor

  “The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭33:11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/psa.33.11.nkjv One of the most delicate works in the world involves counselling of promising stars in career, family, business, and ministry. Counsellors often leverage on their experiences, with little caution on their limitations about the dynamics of time. Even parents have dreams about future expectations and ambition for the children in their world; mostly without careful consideration of the primary player or the misplacement of whose concerns are paramount. Career choices, future partner selection, job mobility, family relocation and migration are just few of the many areas of life where the heart often falls into mould of making inconsistent plans. Unfortunately, when the consequences of inconsistent counsels directly affect more than the giver or taker of the counsels, things fall apart in most promising business enterprises, families, ...

Enduring Hope

http://bible.us/psa33.18.nkjv Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy. Faith in the Lord will be desirable, if following Jesus guarantees automatic cessation of the storms in the affairs of life. Therefore, a magical appearance of good fortune in life will definitely attract the attention of a multitude of people. Unfortunately, this bread and butter exodus of Disciples has been found to be unreliable in the inevitable absence of stomach infrastructure. Real connection with heaven is often secured through an enduring hope in the Lord's mercy.‎ The eye of the Lord remains the guide for those whose hope in His judgment endures every tough going.