COMMIT YOUR WAYS UNTO GOD
Your plans should never be made independently of the Lord. This is because you are called into relationship with him. Your plans need to be aligned with his plans. Your vision and your plans need to be led by the Spirit. As you sense God’s leading, commit your plans to the Lord. Bring them to him. Lay them before him. Then God promises ‘your plans will succeed’ (Proverbs 15:3).
What does it mean to commit to the Lord whatever you do? We need to corporate with God. There are two ways to go through life. One is to decide that we are perfectly capable of running our own lives – without God. We make plans independently of God to please ourselves. This is the way of pride (Proverbs 15:5). The other is to be willing to lay aside your own desires. This is the way of faith and humility: ‘Humility comes before honour’ (Proverbs15:33). God has good plans for your life (Jeremiah 29:11, Ephesians 2:10). Cooperate humbly with him, and be willing to give up everything that clashes with his purpose for you.
You must also confide in him. To commit your plans to the Lord means to speak to him about his plans. This means to make plans together with him. At the start of each day you can commit your plans to him. You must be ready to consult him on your plans. The Lord says, ‘Woe… to those who carry out plans that are not mine… Who go down to Egypt without consulting me (Isaiah 30:1–2). To commit to the Lord means to consult him and discuss your plans with him and seek his wisdom and advice (Proverbs 15:33).
Having committed your plans to the Lord you can trust his promise of success. God is sovereign over your plans. You can trust that God will work out everything for good for those who love him (Romans 8:28).
Have a blessed Week!
