All Planned Out

Proverbs 16:2

Commit your activities to the Lord and your plans will be achieved

     Well that doesn't seem so hard. Does it? I mean I'll just throw up a quick prayer before doing something and God will come through for me right? Hmm..... But is that really how it works?

A few synonyms for the word Commit

Pledge

Devote

Dedicate

     So what if my plans really are all about me? How do I commit those plans to the Lord? How do I make something that is all about me glorify Him?

I can't

It doesn't work that way

     When we truly commit our activities to the Lord, what we say is "What I do is Yours!" So that means that there will be some of our plans will have to go away and they will be replaced with His plans for us, which ARE BETTER. That's right. Even some plans that we think are really good for us, will be replaced with His better plans for us, when we commit our activities to Him. 

     Sometimes that's really hard to go through though. I mean we plan stuff out like crazy. Sure scripture says not to talk about what we're going to do tomorrow (James 4:13), but hey we can't help it! We have to plan!!! And when our plans go south it often hurts. 

I want this to be an encouragement though

For those who are struggling with understanding why plans are going south

I mean you really are committed 

and things just seems so crappy right now

and if you were to be honest...

LIFE JUST KINDA SEEMS TO SUCK!

Because the plan was _________, but now everything just seems so screwed up!

I've been there for the past couple week too...

I'm reminded that God has plans for us that are better than the plans we may come up with

Even in our commitment to Him we can still tend to make some plans that are good but not best

He has the best for us

Jeremiah 29:11

"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."

It may suck right now, but this is the hope that I hold on to.

As I continue to commit to Him and seek Him out in all the craziness

He's got something for me that's better than what I had planned for me.

So today I've got a peace of knowing that when what I want to come through doesn't come through

or doesn't come through the way that I want it to

God has it under control and He's got something for me. 

It's good to have that peace.

Stay devoted