Fully Committed!

Fully Committed!

Commit your works to the Lord [submit and trust them to Him], And your plans will succeed [if you respond to His will and guidance]. PROVERBS 16:3 AMP

I believe that the words of today's extract are very instructive for this season we are in. The world has tried to define success in terms of visible, physical things, and because the message of the world is always loud, man tends to be distracted by it. However, we are reminded again of the important and the necessary, as we journey towards the end of our earthly sojourn.

It is my responsibility to commit my works to the Lord. God won't force Himself on me, and he won't take over my life; I must give it to Him as a willing sacrifice. I note that it is 'works' referred to here, which are the physical manifestations of my thoughts. I could have great plans, but God expects me to commit their execution into His hands. I believe this is important because no matter how lovely the plans are, it is the execution that will affect lives around me, either negatively or positively. I must trust God that as i work, He will take glory in and through me.

If the physical execution (works) goes through Him, then I can bet that the plans (intentions, motives and desires) are also right, because I seek to please God, not myself. If God's will is my utmost desire, in my planning and execution, God sits at the forefront of it all. It is an empty gesture to claim that 'after all, God sees my heart' and then still proceed with hypocrisy and pretence. God knows too much about me and what is good for me. Nothing about me is hidden from view.

So, as this new year is still a few days old, what are those plans already drawn up? Who's sitting at the heart of those plans: you or God? Whose interests am I advancing, and who's taking the glory over my life? Am I seeking out God's will or seeking my own interests? Remember, with God, you just can't get away with pretence. His time of favour is here.