I suspect we've all heard it before. It comes straight out of the 4 Spiritual Laws from Campus Crusade for Christ, "God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life." But is that true? Not the love part rather the "plan for your life" part.
There seems to be little support in scripture that I recall which supports the idea of a personal plan for individual lives. Perhaps it comes from God knowing the hairs on our head, or His words from Jeremiah, "For I know the plans I have for you..." (29:11) Although that passage is directed toward Israel and not toward individuals.
Maybe the best way to look at this concept is that God has a universal plan for mankind and there is a role we play in that plan as individuals.
As we move into the New Year, it is important that we be aware of God's will for Christians. That we be sensitive to the needs of others, and that we be conscious of our own personal health and well being. If that translates to a personal will for our lives, than so be it, however it is not individually dictated by God. It is simply living a responsible life in light of scripture and our interaction with other people.
I believe most of us are sensitive to being within the "will of God". Nevertheless, we might want to keep it in perspective and understand that when it comes to a personal plan for our lives, if there were one, it would be found in the Sermon on the Mount. Were we all to flesh those instructions out with commitment and consistency everyone would live a better life.
Happy New Year!
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