Somebody tell me What is Gods Plan?

Question

ever since i was a kid my mother would always say "Jay you have a plan, God wants you too do great things and you are". i accecpt that, but im questioning it now beacuse the past two years life has gone directly to hell, foreclosure, no money, living in a hotel hoping a apartment comes through, no job (not even close) i've worked so hard, been to church and all of that and God has yet to speak to me. i am not perfect not by a mile ive done wrong, so is this punishment for something that i've done in the past? is the a direct result of my sin that i asked to be forgiven of? i dont do drugs, i ddont hurt people i try and i try to make a better life for myself but when i turn around God is nowhere to be found and im starting to get really pissed at him. i have gone so far as to call him a lier, and bastard who does not care about his people, im so sick of praying and trusting in him. my mother keeps tallkking to me about him, and sometimes i just get so fed up im like "i dont want to hear about him anymore" im just so sick of everything, im tired of living the life of a non-ambitious crackhead when i hustle 10x harder than most people. people think im lazy beacuse i have nothing to show for it. i really want to trust God like i used to but i cannot give him anymore than what i have given him, what more does he want? im tired and stressed and dont think i can make it another day with him seemingly punishing me for something i dont know of, ive asked him and gotten no answer as to why im being punised. what am i doing wrong?

Answer 1

Your first problem is in wanting to follow someone else's 'plan' rather than forging your own destiny.



The secondary problem to that is asking third parties what their opinion on this 'plan' is.



Third problem is that you are expecting outcome to be proportional to effort. Good outcomes also need lucky breaks and these seem to be random. Just keep trying and hopefully your effort and the breaks will coincide.

Answer 2

Chris is closest to the answers that I've read so far ..".Jay you have a plan, God wants you too do great things and you are" well I reject it and i think ur life is showing it ..God doesn't promise us a rose garden here and wishing it so won't make it happen .. ur moms nopt a phrophet and the proof is the daily life youre living ...you note your good works as if you deserve something ... this thinking shows you have missed who god himself is and how depraved you are as a sinner deserving of the wrath of god ...you sound like you trust in works and not the grace and mercy of christs death .. i'd suggest you seriously read protestant theologicxal doctorine .. saved by grace .. and dump the works / goood enough mentality ... The fact that you are calling god a liar and a bastard is proof you have your head up your %%$# Wake up dude god is love jesus died for your sins ... there's a devil and he's laghing his a%%$ off at you ...you're missing the truth of god of who christ is and you ad your own ego up on top of your blindness .. Stop working and start submitting .. stop trying and surrender cast your cares upon him and learn of me he says ...Will he give you wealthhealth happiness and a wonderful life ... hell no he will save your soul from fire ... and give you wonderful life after this life .. here you get a cross like christs ... here you will have troubles here you will build your house on the rock and then .....STORMS come ...

Answer 3

I've been there, I really have.... I can sit here and tell you that life happens and it's not God punishing you. I can tell you that He never promised an easy life. I can tell you that faith means believing even when we don't see results. But I don't think that's what you want to hear.



I think you want someone to tell you that you're right, He is unfair or a bastard. I think you are at a point right now where you have not yet reached bottom even if you think you have. You're still wallowing in self-pity.



Now I know this post will be riddled with atheist and haters spreading their anger and trying to convince you that there is no God. But I dare you to really be honest with yourself. Ask yourself if you really believe He exists. If you are being honest with yourself, you will not be able to deny Him.



I don't know why you are where you are. But I do know that He has not forsaken you, even if you have turned your back on Him. And I promise you that if you truly repented, truly sought Him out, and really opened your heart to His voice, you will find Him, you will find answers. I don't know if you're ready for that. But I pray you get there soon, and without too much heartache.



Peace and Love,

From Someone Who Knows

Answer 4

Trillions and trillions of prayers every day asking and begging and pleading for favors. 'Do this' 'Gimme that' 'I want a new car' 'I want a better job'. And most of this praying takes place on Sunday. And I say fine, pray for anything you want. Pray for anything. But...what about the divine plan? Remember that? The divine plan. Long time ago god made a divine plan. Gave it a lot of thought. Decided it was a good plan. Put it into practice. And for billion and billions of years the divine plan has been doing just fine. Now you come along and pray for something. Well, suppose the thing you want isn't in god's divine plan. What do you want him to do? Change his plan? Just for you? Doesn't it seem a little arrogant? It's a divine plan. What's the use of being god if every run-down schmuck with a two dollar prayer book can come along and **** up your plan? And here's something else, another problem you might have; suppose your prayers aren't answered. What do you say? 'Well it's god's will. God's will be done.' Fine, but if it gods will and he's going to do whatever he wants to anyway; why bother praying in the first place? Seems like a big waste of time to me. Couldn't you just skip the praying part and get right to his will?

Answer 5

You're sitting back and expecting God to provide you with the plan.



You gotta do this yourself, man.



Whether it's go to school and get a better job and improve your situation or drop out of society, ride the rails to the middle of the forest and build a shack and live off nuts and berries, whatever it is - you've gotta discover it for yourself.



God is the medium you move in. He/she/it's not gonna do this for you. Stop relying on God to make your life better. That's not how it works.



Other people might help you, and maybe you'll be lucky enough to get the chance to help other people along the way. That's how it works.



See you in the forest, if you make it.

Answer 6

Forget all that stuff you organised religion has indoctrinated into you over the millenia, Gods plan is to experience the world through you.



Do you really think an all powerful being would create a life and then sit back and watch...? If you believe God is everything then he is you as well and wants to experience life through you.



You may as well be praying to yourself, calling yourself a liar and a bastard. Buy yourself a book called 'Conversations with God' by Neale Donald-Walsch. It throws a new perspective on the 'who is god' question.



And see the first answer, you've been wasting your time with someone else's plan for too long (Not God's plan either, but someone else's interpretation of Gods plan written 2000 years ago), it's time to get your own.

Answer 7

The way God works is mysterious, but god will give you an opportunity to do something and you have to take it. Try to be independent and work on your own plan instead of asking others or god for one, because it may not work for you, because everyone has different skills and grows up differently.

Answer 8

Our hope for the future is guaranteed by the resurrection of Jesus. When Paul gave a speech in Athens, he declared: “[God] has set a day in which he purposes to judge the inhabited earth in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and he has furnished a guarantee to all men in that he has resurrected him from the dead.” (Acts 17:31) Some in Paul’s audience mocked when they heard of a resurrection. A few, however, became believers. Perhaps the thought that this hope is guaranteed caught their attention.

Answer 9

I understand the spot you are in, I have been there and lived there. You are blaming God because of your lack of income. Could your anger be misdirected? Do you have a education, a trade? Is it Gods fault that you are not working or yours. God loves all his children including you. Have you Truly done all you can do to keep a job. God will not do anything for us that we can do for ourselves.

Answer 10

I'm not sure what the problem is



but I don't think you are being punished



I sure hope someone can give you a reasonable answer here or somewhere else

Answer 11

To get the complete story you must read the Holy Bible.



But in a word, His Plan is SALVATION

Answer 12

tl;dr...



Follow your dreams and heart, not a book..