3 Reasons to Get Excited about God’s Plan for Your Life

Did you realize that what we do for God strengthens us? Scripture declares that God planned each of our works beforehand. Ephesians 2:8-10 states,

“You were born again by the free gift of grace to be a toddler of God, and also you were equally empowered by that very same grace to do something.”

Addressing the Lord, David writes: 

“You saw me before I used to be born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.” – Psalm 139:16

God designed things so that you can do before you were born. He actually recorded these works in a book! We can only imagine how huge this book is, because every moment of our lives is recorded in it. These assignments He planned for us revolve around constructing His kingdom.

His deepest desire is that we fulfill His plans for our lives— but it surely’s not guaranteed that we’ll. Notice in Ephesians 2:10, the word should. It doesn’t say “that we might walk in them”; it says “that we must always walk in them.” Here’s where our free will enters the sport. He prearranged our works— but it surely’s as much as us to walk in what He planned.

Regarding our specific calling, we won’t be judged on what we did, but somewhat on what we were called to do. There are three vital things to notice:

1. First, God is more captivated with you completing what He’s called you to do than you’re, so He’s not going to cover His plans from you. He desires that you realize your calling greater than you do!
2. Second, the means of growing into the fullness of your calling is a journey, not a one-time event, so fight the urge to present in to impatience.
3. Third, Scriptural insights and experience will aid you discover and develop your calling.

Consider this illustration. Suppose I’m a city planner, and I desire to construct a spectacular residential, recreational, and retail complex near the town center. Being the town planner makes me the chief designer, so I organize the master plan with expert developers and designers. In this complex, I would like play areas, amusement rides, sports courts, fountains, sitting areas, and walking trails. I also want restaurants, movie theaters, shops with upstairs condominiums, and other creative accents to make our complex unique.

Once the design is complete, I then determine what contractors I’ll need to perform different elements of the master plan. I hire these various contractors and provides them a timeline for his or her assignments. The project is ready to start.

If all of the contractors do exactly what I ask, the huge project might be built seamlessly and easily. However, what if a number of the contractors don’t make this project a priority? What in the event that they accept the task but then use their skills to work on other jobs as a substitute? What in the event that they go fishing, golfing, or attend sporting events too often, so the project gets neglected? What if others are lazy and don’t take their work seriously? If I totally depend upon these original contractors, the project won’t get done on schedule. In fact, it could never be done.

The selection belongs to the contractors in what to do with their time and abilities. However, as the town planner, I’m not going to accept major delays or the opportunity of the project never being finished. Instead, I’ll herald others to do the work.

What’s the result? The original contractors don’t get the reward of being an element of the team that builds the attractive complex. They won’t have the opportunity to point out their children, grandchildren, and friends the part they played in the attractive focus of the town center. Their children won’t have the opportunity to inform others about what their parents completed. They’ll also lose the reward of being paid for the task.

You can see this same principle exemplified all through Scripture. God has a master plan for the constructing of His kingdom. Yet throughout history, God has needed to work with individuals who haven’t fulfilled His desires. Therefore, He’s incessantly had to regulate His original plan. (I speak in human terms because God knows the tip from the start; He’s not certain to time.) “Changing” the plan shouldn’t be a shock to Him. He knew what His laborers would select beforehand. He was already prepared with their replacements.

An example of a change in God’s master plan is the judge and head priest Eli. He and his descendants were assigned to be the priests who would approach God for the people. However, a prophet sent to Eli declared:

“The LORD, the God of Israel, says: I promised that your branch of the tribe of Levi would at all times be my priests. But I’ll honor those that honor me, and I’ll despise those that think flippantly of me. The time is coming once I will put an end to your loved ones, so it’s going to now not function my priests.” – 1 Samuel 2:30–31

Eli’s disobedience affected each him and his descendants. Had he walked honorably before God, the priesthood would have continued with Eli’s clan. Often our unfaithfulness to the decision of God affects not only us, but in addition our descendants. How sad, how tragic! Imagine the regrets so many may have because they selected to not steward the calling or gifts upon their lives in a worthy manner.

In returning to the positive aspect, hear again that you were born on purpose and for a purpose. Your life has great value in constructing the everlasting. It’s not the need of a mere man or woman, but determined by God Himself.

Keep pondering further in regards to the truth that God has a novel, original plan and calling for every of us. What does this say about our heavenly Father’s character—especially about His wisdom, His compassion, His grace, and His mercy? As you reflect on this, be happy on this moment to present Him your worship and praise.

Adapted from You are Called by John Bevere. Copyright 2025 by John Bevere. Used with permission of Thomas Nelson Publishing.
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John Bevere is a minister known for his daring, uncompromising approach to God’s Word. He can be a global bestselling writer who has written greater than 20 books which have, collectively, sold tens of millions of copies and been translated into over 130 languages. Along along with his wife, Lisa, John is the co-founder of Messenger International, a ministry committed to revolutionizing global discipleship. Driven by a passion to develop uncompromising followers of Christ, Messenger has given over 60 million translated resources to leaders across the globe. To extend these efforts, the MessengerX app was developed, providing digital discipleship resources for gratis to users in greater than 120 languages. MessengerX currently has users in over 20,000 cities and over 235 nations. When John is home in Franklin, Tennessee, you’ll find him loving on his g-babies, playing pickleball, or attempting to persuade Lisa to take up golf. Check out John’s latest book, The Awe of God, at https://johnbevere.com/aweofgod/#retailers