Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed. Proverbs 16:3 AMPC
Actions are an outflow of planning. We don't just act; what men see is a function of the things we have spent time thinking about. When we see outbursts, it's not just a spur of the moment thing; it is usually the outward evidence of private time investments.
It's therefore important that I allow God work on my inner man so that my outer man can please Him. If I am in total control of my actions, answering to no one but myself, how does God take glory in and through me? If I live for myself alone, not caring what God's Word says or demands, can I turn around and blame God for how my life turns out?
Before the pressure to compromise comes, I am encouraged to seek God out. Before I am compelled to go against God's will, I am challenged to seek His face and ask His guidance. Like it has been established, there is a strong connection between planning and acting. It matters who inspires the thinking behind your actions. I am encouraged to roll all my works upon the Lord; to trust them into His hands. I can't roll stuff unto God and still be struggling with Him for control. I can't give God the wheels and still be dictating directions.
It is by daily committing my way to God's hands that His will becomes clear. It is by seeking His face in prayer that my will becomes fused into his perfect plan and purpose. When I have submitted my will to His, and He directs all I do, success becomes a daily experience. I measure my life based on His opinion, not human applause. I measure impact based on His Word, not the expectations of the world.
If I will impact my generation, the secret is in the secret place of the Most High. That is where God's will is revealed and perfected, and it is where men are prepared. Don't let the world's expectations burden you into compromise; don't let the world deceive you into thinking you don't need God. More than ever before, these uncertain times is the best season to seek God's face and will. He knows what is ahead, and He will guide aright, only if I can trust Him with my life. Would you? His time of favour is here.
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