Proverbs 16:9
The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
The Joy in His Will
There are fewer things that I have had
more joy in doing than what I know to be the will of God. Everything
that’s clear about His will that is found in Scripture He has planned
for us to do. If we know His will, we know His plans for us. One example
is that we are to share the Gospel with the lost (Matthew 28:19-20,
Acts 1:8) and to glorify God in all we do, living a righteous life
(Philippians 1:11), including what we eat, drink, or whatever it is we
do (1 Corinthians 10:31). There is true joy in fulfilling God’s plan for
your life. Joy is not anything like happiness, which is temporary and
based on happenings. But joy is permanent, remains forever, and is
multiplied in the life of a believer when he or she is fulfilling God’s
plan for his or her life.
Making God’s Plans Yours
We may think we have plans, but the
Bible says that even though the plans of the heart belong to us, it is
God Who answers all things in our lives (Proverbs 16:1). Even a pagan
king’s heart is controlled by God’s sovereign will, whether he knows it
or not (Proverbs 21:1). The key is that we can have a more fulfilled
life when we are doing what God has planned for us. We can know His plan
for us if we know His Word, for His will is revealed in the Word of
God. We can plan our own way, but it is truly God Who establishes our
every step (Proverbs 16:9), so we should strive to have our steps in
sync with God’s plan for our lives.
A Fulfilled Life Is Fulfilled in His Plan
The plans of those who are diligent,
especially those who diligently seek God, will lead to an abundant life
(Proverbs 21:5), but those who make haste, make waste. Life is so much
more fulfilling when we are fulfilling God’s plan for our lives. Isn’t
that a worthwhile goal? If you’ve been in God’s will before and
you were doing what He planned for you to do, have you noticed how
fulfilled your life was when you were doing this? We have a lot of plans
in our lives, but only the Lord’s purpose will stand in the end
(Proverbs 19:21). So why not strive to do what God’s plan is for your
life, whatever that may be; if you do, you can have a more fulfilling
life in Christ.
A Closing Prayer
God, I know that You have plans for me
just as You did for Israel (Jeremiah 20:9), but all too often I put my
own plans ahead of Yours. Please forgive me for that and the idolatry of
my heart in making my plans more important than Yours, and in Jesus’
great name I pray.
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