plans

Proverbs 16

vs 1 We gather our thoughts, but the Lord give the right answer.

vs 3 Commit your work to the Lord & then your plans will succeed.

vs 33 We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall.


So, it all well & good to know these verses, but what's the practical application?

So many of us, me included, think of things to be & do, figure out how to be & do them, & then put those plans into motion, hoping that the Lord will  bless them.

We really do expect this kind of thing to work, don't we? I mean, we're Christ followers, so we're only trying to be & do what we think God would have us be & do.

And besides, "God helps those who help themselves" - right?

"God helps those who help themselves" ain't in the Bible.

Nope, not there.

Judging from what I've seen, & what others have told me, & from what I see happening in the lives of people in the Bible, I think here's how it's supposed to work...

We walk along in the journey with the Lord, surrendered to His leading & guidance - being & doing whatever, whenever, wherever, whoever, however He indicates.

It has been my observation in the lives of others, & in my own life, if we're surrendered to the "...ever's", God is quite capable & will regularly tell us what to be & do on a regular basis.

And He will tell us to be & do stuff that we'd NEVER think of to be & do.

Is it scary sometimes?

Yes.

Does it makes sense?

Most of the time, but sometimes not.

It is risky?

Yep.

Will people understand us?

Sometimes, but sometimes not.

You see, we think, especially in America, that as Christ followers, it's all about success.

The older I get,the more I think it's about being a servant.

Iow, it's about doing what were told & led to be & do.

Sometimes we get to see the why of everything,we get to see the results of our efforts, & we get to bask in the glory & wonder of it all.

Sometimes, there's no explanation.

Sometimes, it doesn't make sense.

Sometimes, we don't get to see any of the results.

Sometimes, all we get is to simply be someone who is serving the Lord in whatever it is He's up to.

And one day, when we're with Him forever, we'll get to see what it's all about.

Don't like that?

Which would we rather be - someone in charge of our life & responsible for its outcome?

Or would we rather be depending on the God of the universes to not only lead us into what we should be & do to fit into His overarching plans for humankind & let Him be responsible for its outcome?

Think about it...