Give God the Eraser

2 Samuel 7:22 Therefore You are great, O Lord God. For there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

How do we handle those moments when God chooses to change our plans? How do we handle disappointment? Those moments when we are so sure that "this is definitely what God wants me to do"? Do we get upset, bitter, or continue to insist in finding a way to make our plan(s) work? Today's verse is King David's amazing response to being told that he would not go through with building a temple for God (something David found to be a great honor). His response, when Nathan, the prophet, broke the news to him, was to immediately praise God. Why? Because God revealed to King David that He had a greater plan. His (God's) plan was to establish a dynasty through King David's son, Solomon. What an amazing act of grace, to establish an everlasting kingdom through the lineage of the son who was born to Bathsheba, the woman whom David had an affair with, and whose husband he had murdered, to cover up his sin. Yet, while King David had his plan to build God a temple (which to him was a great plan); God had a much greater plan for the lineage of King David. A lineage which would be that of Jesus, our Savior! How often are our plans, and expectations, disappointed? How often do we become upset, and complain, because things didn't work out the way WE planned? How often do we, like David, fail to wait for an answer from the Lord, before we proceed with our life's plan? David sought the prophet's guidance, and received a "go ahead", but then GOD corrected Nathan, and sent him to break the news to King David. Let us learn from his reaction. Instead of moping around, complaining, and scheming about how to do it anyway; he immediately went before God, worshipped Him, praised Him, and thanked Him for having a greater plan for his life, and his family. Our plans, for our life, are tiny, and short sighted, in comparison to what God has in store for us. So if God changes our "great plans", let us worship Him, praise Him, and thank Him for how great He is, and for how much greater His plan is for our life, and service, to Him.