November 30
"Unless the Lord builds the house,
they
labor in vain who build it;"
Psalm
127:1
It's the old battle between self-will and surrender. A
person decides what he/she wants out of life and pursues it. But if
the path one takes is not God's will for his life, of what value will
it turn out to be?
The Lord will allow us to go our chosen way
because he has given us the gift of free will. But of what value are
the things I've done for me, the places I've settled for me, the one
I've married for me, the occupation I've chosen for me, the friends I
have for me, the hobbies I like for me? When the Lord is left out of
the elements of life he will not bless what you've done "for
me."
How much more valuable then, will all of these
things be if they have first been committed to the Lord in surrender
to his will for one's life? When a person is in the will of God he
has the assurance that every element of his life is God-led according
to the unique plan God has for him.
"The steps of a
good man
ARE ORDERED BY THE LORD,
and
he delights in his way."
Psalm
37:23
If you want God's blessing, then you have to do it his
way.
Commit all you are and all you do - to the one who will
work everything out for you according to his plan for your life. For
God's plan to be fulfilled you have to be in the right places at the
right times, with the people God will bring into and out of your
life.
If God is the Lord of your life, you can live in faith
and trust. But If YOU are the Lord of your life, you're on your
own.
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