Monday, October 4, 2010
Read Proverbs 3:1-6
By Sandra Lamber
Do you sometimes struggle over the decisions you are called upon to make? Daily, you must make decisions about such things as your family, your finances, your job, even your church activities. Our mind can get overloaded with all the different demands in our life that call for some sort of response from us.
Well, according to this passage, God doesn’t want us to go through all of this alone. He wants to be a vital part of our decision making process. In fact, verse 5 says that we are to trust Him with our whole heart and not depend on our own understanding of a particular situation; and verse 6 promises that He will direct us. Yes, God wants to be included when you make decisions about which car you buy, what babysitter to use, where you go on vacation, how to react to that coworker, whether to serve on that church committee and the list goes on and on.
Teaching high school for 34 years has made me into a very goal-oriented person. I must always have a plan. However, this passage reminds me that I need to include God in these plans or they might not reach a successful conclusion.
Applying the Truth as an Individual
How would you evaluate your plans and decisions over the last few weeks – has God been included in them?
Applying the Truth as a Church
As a church, are we making decisions about our church that God is not only pleased with; but He has also been a part of?
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