John 15:4 "Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me."
So many times I want to do something significant for God. So many times I initiate what I think is a good plan. So many times I follow God in what I know He wants me to do then get sidetracked as I try to manage, expand upon, adjust, assume, and work out on my own terms what is His.
Blackaby and King, in their book Experiencing God, say,"God is not our servant to bless our plans and desires. He is our Lord, and we must adjust our lives to what He is doing and to the ways He chooses to accomplish His work."
Proverbs 3:5,6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
God will not bless what it is I want to do for Him no matter how "godly" sounding my plans are. He will however, bless His plans carried out through me as I seek Him, obey Him, listen to Him, and submit to Him.
Your plans Lord. Your way Lord. Your time Lord.
Your plans Lord. Your way Lord. Your time Lord.
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