Daily Devotional: Wednesday, July 17 – Your Plans Vs. God’s

“Of their hearts people plan their course, however the Lord establishes their steps.” — Proverbs 16:9

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In some Christian circles, chances are you’ll hear individuals say, “Communicate these issues that aren’t as if they’re.” The thought comes from Romans 4:17, which says partly, “the God who offers life to the lifeless and calls issues that aren’t as if they had been.”

Watch out about adopting this pondering as your individual. Once you look intently at this verse, it’s not speaking about our potential to drive God to make issues occur in our favor in line with our private wishes. It’s referring to God’s energy! He alone can take nothing from nowhere and make the whole lot in every single place. When He created the world, He actually spoke it into existence! Proverbs 16 tells us we should pursue our hopes and desires on God’s phrases.

It’s fashionable today to create “imaginative and prescient boards,” which offer you a transparent, coordinated path for the place you need to go in a number of areas of your life. They help you visualize what objectives you need to obtain. Simply bear in mind to prayerfully seek the advice of the last word imaginative and prescient board — God’s Phrase — earlier than you begin!

God’s Phrase says, “Do nothing out of egocentric ambition or useless conceit” (Philippians 2:3a). The Lord desires us to be formidable, simply don’t let egocentric ambitions drag you away from God’s plans on your life.

— Jerry Birch, Cleveland Cavaliers chaplain

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