In Touch, the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley.

Next on In Touch, a call for courage.

Well, God has a plan for your life but not only that he has many plans for your life.

He may have an overall plan for your particular life as he does all of us. But there are many plans among that

plan. Decisions we have to make, things he wants us to accomplish in life, but

whatever they are we know this for sure.

His plan is always the best plan.

It'll always bring him glory.

And we know that we always have his presence in his power in our life to fulfill whatever that plan may be.

Now you may be in a situation this morning that things aren't going too well for you.

You feel discouraged, maybe it's in your relationship with somebody,

maybe it's your finances, maybe it's your health, whatever it might be, you just feel like you're being tested. You're not sure what God is up to in your life, you just can't figure it out.

And you're wondering why it doesn't answer your prayer.

And you feel like you're being tested over and over again.

Well, if he is testing you over and over again, it's for a reason.

And what you not need to do is to learn

how to respond to those tests.

And ask ourselves the question, God, what are you up to in my life?

What is it you want to accomplish?

Because he always has a purpose.

God doesn't do anything without a preordained purpose.

And remember this, that he's omniscient,

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