The Upper Room Daily Devotional 20th October 2022 for Thursday Message || Where I’m Meant to Be
The Upper Room Daily Devotional 20th October 2022 for Thursday Message || Where I’m Meant to BeRead The Upper Room Daily Devotional 20th October 2022 Message by Nancy Dombek (Ohio, USA)
TOPIC: Where I’m Meant to Be
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TODAY’S READING
Ephesians 3:8-20
“I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
The Upper Room Daily Devotional 20 October 2022 MESSAGE
When we married, my husband and I had four cats that were allowed to move freely inside and outside of the house. After we moved, we had to keep them in our barn for a month while they acclimated to their new home. Cats have a strong instinct to return to familiar surroundings. Each time I opened the barn door, I had to shut it quickly to block our cats’ escape. But one day our cat Muffin got out before I could block her. As I ran after her, she hid under some bushes and meowed in protest. I said, “Muffin, I know you don’t understand, but right now the barn is where you need to be.”
When I later had to change jobs, leaving a position I loved, I complained to God. At my most desperate moment, I recalled the words I had spoken to Muffin and felt God telling me that I was where I needed to be.
So often we can’t see God’s purpose for us. We complain, bargain, and try to escape our situation. But God’s goals are not our goals. It may be difficult, but if we believe God is with us, we can trust the One “who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.”
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
I can trust that God is with me no matter where I am.
PRAYER FOCUS
Someone moving to a new home
TODAY’S PRAYER
Dear God, help us to trust that you know where we need to be. Grant us patience with your timing. Amen.
The Upper Room Daily Devotional 20th October 2022 Message. The Upper Room is a daily devotional magazine published in more than 30 languages and 100 countries around the world. The daily meditations are written by readers of the magazine and others interested in sharing their faith experiences through writing—both laity and clergy, published authors and new writers. Read More
