May Our Dads and potential ones be a blessing to the world ?
Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Proverbs 16:3
Behind this promise is a very simple question: How do I define success for my plans? The answer is also very simple: to praise God for his grace (cf. Eph. 1:6, 12, 14). When we give our works and plans to God, we give them over to God's will (James 4:13–15), trust that God will be glorified through them (Col. 3:17), and realize that we can't control our steps (Prov. 16:9). God wants to bless us and give us power, but not for our selfish reasons (James 3:16), but for our eternal good (Romans 8:28) and God's glory. When we give our plans and work to the Lord, we say, "Not my will, Father, but yours be done," just like Jesus did.
How do I define success in my life, we learned early in our first passage today that by praising God for His grace.
Christ sacrifices His life for you and me on the cross so we can have a successful life on earth.
So we can be successful by committing our education, plans, career, family, relationships, health, and businesses among others into God's hands and He alone will direct our ways.
When you have Jesus you have an abundant life.
This should be your prayer:
Father, I want to do what you want. I want to work toward your glory. I want to do certain things. But if these plans aren't for your glory or aren't good for my family or those I have power over, then please stop me from doing them and lead me to other ways I can bless others. I want what I do to bring glory to you. I want to follow your grace wherever it goes. I give you my ways, my plans, and all the things I do. In Jesus' precious name, I pray. Amen.
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