Gods plan for your life 4

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00:00The 3 Unwritten Rules of Plans
00:04Picture this, you buy a brand new shirt you can't wait to wear to school because you just
00:09know it's the thing that will finally get that cute guy or girl to notice you.
00:14You plan out your outfit and make sure it all matches perfectly.
00:18When you're eating lunch, tragedy strikes, you spill ketchup all over your new shirt
00:23just as the person you've had a crush on forever walks up to your table.
00:28Sometimes life doesn't go as planned.
00:31In the Bible, there's a story about a guy named Gideon.
00:35Not only was Gideon from the weakest clan in the tribe of Manasseh but also he was the
00:39weakest person in his family.
00:42He was definitely an unlikely person for God to choose.
00:46Later, God leads Gideon into battle against the Midianites, an enemy tribe, with 38,000
00:53men.
00:54Then, God tells Gideon he has too many warriors, and if they defeat the Midianites, it'll look
01:00like they did it by themselves.
01:02So, Gideon sends 20,000 men home.
01:06God said that's still too many, so eventually, Gideon is left with only 300 men.
01:12The Lord gives Gideon an Israel victory over the Midianites with only the 300 soldiers,
01:18which certainly wasn't what Gideon had originally planned.
01:22When we think about the future and what God has in store for us, it's important to remember
01:26that things won't always go as we plan them.
01:30In fact, there are three unwritten rules of plans you should follow.
01:341.
01:35Plan to start over.
01:37Life is a series of starting over.
01:40As soon as you get middle school down, it's time to start high school.
01:45Right when you think you've gotten the ins and outs of high school nailed, it's time
01:48to start prepping for college and being a real adult.
01:52The truth is, it never ends.
01:55Learn to start over.
01:57When plans change, roll with it.
02:00You never know what God might be up to.
02:03Embrace the current season you're in.
02:052.
02:06Plan to say no.
02:07Sometimes, we have to say, no, to good things in order to say, yes, to the best things.
02:14We can't do everything.
02:16Pray for wisdom to know where you should invest your time to have the biggest impact
02:20for God's kingdom.
02:223.
02:23Plan to be creative.
02:25God's plans can sometimes take us down paths we don't expect.
02:29For Gideon, this involved using what he had.
02:33Clay jars with torches instead of normal battle-ready weapons.
02:37Use the gifts God has given you today.
02:41Don't worry about what other people have.
02:43Recognize that what God has given you with his help goes further than you can imagine.