The Lord's Plan is to Prosper me.

 The Lord's Plan to Prosper Me

Not as the world counts gain—in gilded store,

Or in a smoother path than trod before.

Not as the flesh would crave—a shielded sky,

A life untouched by question,want, or sigh.

The Lord’s plan is to prosper me.

His thought for me is wholeness, shalom-deep,

A harvest for the soul He vows to keep.

To prosper in the drought,to bear true fruit

From a resilient,well-tended root.

“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.” (Jeremiah 29:11)

To prosper in my spirit—knowing Him,

When every outer light grows dim.

To prosper in compassion,and in grace,

To see His likeness growing in my face.

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. (3 John 1:2)

His plan: that I might thrive within the vine,

His life in mine,and my small life in Thine.

That love,joy, peace—the Spirit’s rich array—

Would mark my prosperous,heaven-tended way.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace... (Galatians 5:22)

His plan: to use the pressure and the pain

To forge a faith refined,a purer gain.

To turn the famine ground where I now sow

Into a field where living waters flow.

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)

This is the prosperous soul—secure, at rest,

In Christ alone,abundant and possessed.

To want for nothing,for my Shepherd’s near,

To walk through death’s dark shade and know no fear.

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. (Psalm 23:1)

So let me trust His calculus of care,

His strange arithmetic that makes a cross a share

In resurrection power,endless, free.

The Lord’s good plan is to prosper me.

Not in the coin of kingdoms that soon rust,

But in the wealth of childlike,humble trust.

To have,in Him, a future and a hope so sure—

A prospering that will eternally endure.

Amen.

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The Prosperity of the Whole Person:

This reflection is anchored in the full biblical meaning of "prosperity," which is far richer than material abundance.

· Jeremiah 29:11 is the direct promise, spoken to exiles facing 70 years of displacement. Their "prosperity" was hope and a future rooted in God's covenant faithfulness, not immediate deliverance.

· 3 John 1:2 explicitly links true prosperity to the health of the soul.

· Galatians 5:22-23 defines the fruitfulness of a prosperous spiritual life.

· Romans 8:28 & Psalm 23:1 frame prosperity as ultimate good and present sufficiency found in God's sovereign care and presence.

God's plan to prosper us is a plan for our wholeness (shalom)—to make us complete in Christ, resilient in faith, fruitful in character, and anchored in an eternal future. It is the deepest possible success: to become who we were created to be, in right relationship with Him.