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  document.writeln("<span class=\"body\"><b><span class=\"headings2\"><span class=\"actsititle\">Adapting to His Plan</span></span></b><br>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\"><i>Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and");
document.writeln("yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce");
document.writeln("her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to");
document.writeln("him in a dream and said, \"Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary");
document.writeln("home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.");
document.writeln("She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because");
document.writeln("he will save his people from their sins\"\'€¦ When Joseph woke up, he did what the");
document.writeln("angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.<sup>1</sup></i><o:p></o:p></span></p>");
document.writeln("<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:");
document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Joseph was a faithful man of God who loved Mary and was,");
document.writeln("undoubtedly, excited to start their life together. But before Mary went to live");
document.writeln("with him, he discovered that she was pregnant. Infidelity came with serious");
document.writeln("consequences, and even if Joseph was feeling heartbroken, he loved");
document.writeln("Mary so much that he had thought to divorce her privately to avoid public disgrace");
document.writeln("for her. His plans were made, but as he slept the angel of the Lord appeared to");
document.writeln("him in a dream and told him the larger plan in all this. When he woke up, he");
document.writeln("obeyed and took Mary home as his wife. He trusted God completely and believed His");
document.writeln("Word. Things would have turned out very differently if Joseph would have chosen");
document.writeln("to stubbornly follow through with his own plans!<o:p></o:p></span></p>");
document.writeln("<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:");
document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">We make plans every day, but what happens when they change unexpectedly?");
document.writeln("Do we focus on the inconvenience and become discouraged? Or do we realize that God");
document.writeln("may have something different for us and adapt accordingly? Joseph\'€™s trust in");
document.writeln("God in allowing Him to take the lead of the situation is a beautiful example we");
document.writeln("can learn from. When we are faithful to God and seek him first, we can be sure");
document.writeln("that any changes to our plans are part of His bigger plan. It is important to");
document.writeln("keep our hearts open to His leading and adapt so that His will can be");
document.writeln("fulfilled. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Suggested prayer: Dear God, thank you for the reminder that");
document.writeln("your ways are greater than mine. Help me follow your perfect path in every");
document.writeln("situation. When difficulties or confusion arise in my plans, open my mind and");
document.writeln("heart to your will knowing that you have something different and better for me. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Today\'€™s Encounter was written by: Crystal B. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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