“Remember, remember that it is not the work of God that is frustrated, but the work of men.”
It seems to me that a lot of college students, me included have plans. We have plans for careers and plans for family, but what we don’t take into account is what the Lord wants. We often work in vain at a major we are not meant to do only to be frustrated by our own efforts. The Lord on the other hand has a plan for us and it cannot be stopped. It is sure and good. If we could only give up our fear of the unknown and put our efforts into the eternal plans although it would not be easy, it could not be frustrated.
This scripture gives me so much comfort, knowing that the Lord’s plan cannot be stopped. There is not plan B to the Atonement and the plan of Salvation because nothing can stop it. It also reminds me of a phrase my mother always told me, “the gospel is perfect, but people are not.” The work of the Lord is perfect and cannot be tainted, such as the gospel. The works of men are not perfect and can be easily ruined, such as government institutions. Although I believe our government was inspired, it is not perfect because it is the frustrated creation of man.
The verse also demonstrates to me the extent of God’s power. There are many people who simply do not believe the power of the Lord and seek to prove Him false or somehow inconsistent. Despite all the effort they will put into this endeavor they will not prevail because the Lord’s plan cannot be frustrated.
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