God Has Better Plans

Main message: Heaven will be far better than we can imagine, so instead of limiting our hope by imagining earthly copies of heaven, tell God what you delight in and ask him to expand it in what’s coming so you can grow excited and trusting in his better plans.

Key points:

• 1 Corinthians 2 teaches that God has prepared things beyond human imagination and reveals them by his Spirit.
• A child’s idea of heaven (e.g., a Sky Zone) shows how easily we can narrow expectations if we only think in earthly terms.
• We often don’t know what to ask for spiritually (e.g., the need for Christ wasn’t obvious in the garden), but God is always conceiving better gifts.
• Practical step: tell God what you enjoy about creation and ask him to make heaven more and better of that, cultivating anticipation for what’s next.
• Trust that God will come up with far better ideas for our good than we could dream.

Scriptures mentioned: 1 Corinthians 2