Bucket List

The Good News Today Is...God wants us to succeed. For 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. (Jer 29:11) Recently my husband made a "bucket list." He was dismayed when I said I might burn it. He misunderstood and thought that I didn't want him to succeed. That isn't true, but more than success I want his happiness and contentment in this life. I am a glass half full person and he is a glass half empty person. I would make a list of all my blessings and find joy in every one. He has made a list of everything he doesn't have and while right now it encourages him to achieve some of the goals on that list, I know that eventually he will become disillusioned with his list and start becoming depressed because he is not ever going to get everything he wants or do everything he wants. I pray that he will come to know that if he seeks God's plans for his life that he will find everything he ever wanted. It may not be what was on his bucket list, but he will be more than happy and he will be content. Each one of us has a special purpose and plan in God's eyes. He wants us to prosper and have hope for our future. He wants us to have faith in Him to supply that.