Proverbs 16:1
I
have plans! I don’t know if any of them will happen, but that doesn’t stop me
from planning. There are so many outside forces and circumstances that can
influence the outcome. I could plow my way to an outcome, but I don’t want to
expend that much energy. Sheer force of will can get things done, sometimes,
but my will can also be outside of God’s will.
I
forgot to tell you something, I am a dreamer. I am always coming up with new
plans. Very few of them stick. I used to drive my wife nuts. Now she has
learned to just ignore the plans that get stated, and back the ones that get
acted upon.
We
as human beings can be fickle creatures. Only the LORD’s plans never change. They
are the ones that get spoken into existence. The LORD can say “Let there be…” and
when He speaks, it happens. Our plans are only temporary. His are permanent.
The
LORD gives us the ability to plan and dream about what we want to do. We are
free to do it. But if we are going to carry out our plans and dreams, we need
to make sure that they line up with His plans. Perhaps a better way of putting
it would be to say that we need to find out His plans, and then plan and dream
accordingly. His plans will happen, so if you want to be successful at
something, follow along in what the LORD is doing.
If
we keep our dreaming within God’s plans, then we can dream to our hearts
content, and what we dream can happen. If we are dreaming outside of His plan,
all our efforts will come to nothing. Eternity will not be effected positively.
Our plans will be wood, hay and stubble. They will get burned up.