Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Take a Load Off...


Be willing to trust God is the key to our success.

Today's Scripture:

Commit your work to the Lord, and then your plans will succeed.

Proverbs 16:3

God's will for you to love, forgive, and encourage others is reveled in the Bible. But what about some of life's questions, such as whether or not you should accept a job offer? Life would be easy if you could simply turn to Scripture and get a yes or no answer. In fact, the answers to many of life's questions can be found if you commit your work to God.

First of all, you should not work for your own interest, but for God's purposes. Your plans and achievements are not yours alone. You share them with God. You can trust him with them. Allow God to be glorified in your hard work. Plan your steps and set goals, but maintain a loose a grip on them. Be willing to make adjustments as needed.

Trust that in success or challenge, God is faithful and sovereign in your life.

When you maintain a willingness to trust God with your dreams and commit your plans to him, he will help you align those dreams to his plan for you. Notice that he does not bend his will to your thoughts; rather, he molds your desires to his will. You can trust that your dreams and desires are God's will for you when you think from the conviction of your heart along with the reasoning of your mind.

Selah people' and friends think about and list three of your biggest goals or dreams that God has put on your heart and mind. Pray about each one and commit it to God and his will. Then make a flexible plan of action to accomplish each.

"You have given a precious gift of God's dream and plan for your life, choose today to work hard all that God has for you and then you can lay your head down and take a load off knowing that you did your part in His plan."

Your pastor,

Rev Patrick Muston