On this, the last day of the year 2012, you may find yourself, as do I, pondering the events of the past year and perhaps making resolutions for the new one. Every year I have made resolutions.
I found myself frustrated, looking back at what I had wanted to get done over the past year. The plans that I had for myself. Life always got in the way. For some reason, the resolutions that I set always seemed to somehow get sabotaged. Why does it feel like I can't ever get anything done?!
That's where I'm wrong. True, what I wanted to get done didn't get done. What I planned didn't get accomplished. But is it true that nothing got done? Absolutely not. God had His own set of resolutions, plans, and projects for me to get done, and His plans were beautifully established.
No, I may not have written any books this year. But through a good deal of self-study and further inspiration from the Lamplighter Guild, I learned about storytelling. God knew that I wasn't ready yet. Will I be this next year? Maybe. Maybe not.
I could go into great detail about the various things that God had for me this year, but for the sake of time and space, I will leave you with this encouragement,
I found myself frustrated, looking back at what I had wanted to get done over the past year. The plans that I had for myself. Life always got in the way. For some reason, the resolutions that I set always seemed to somehow get sabotaged. Why does it feel like I can't ever get anything done?!
That's where I'm wrong. True, what I wanted to get done didn't get done. What I planned didn't get accomplished. But is it true that nothing got done? Absolutely not. God had His own set of resolutions, plans, and projects for me to get done, and His plans were beautifully established.
No, I may not have written any books this year. But through a good deal of self-study and further inspiration from the Lamplighter Guild, I learned about storytelling. God knew that I wasn't ready yet. Will I be this next year? Maybe. Maybe not.
I could go into great detail about the various things that God had for me this year, but for the sake of time and space, I will leave you with this encouragement,
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.
~Proverbs 3:5-6
Not that we should avoid planning and setting goals for ourselves-- on the contrary, I believe that goals are very important. But we must always make sure that we are trusting the Lord with those plans and goals, and that we are sensitive to His will in them. God's mission-- not our mission-- must be in the forefront of our minds. And His priorities, however small or insignificant they may seem to us, must be our priorities, in that we simply trust Him and allow Him to use us, to use our open hearts and hands to accomplish His will. Yes, set goals, set resolutions, plan! But don't allow those plans to get in the way of God's plans. Don't allow Satan to lie to you, to call you a failure if you aren't able to accomplish any of your plans-- you trusted God with those plans, and He will bring to pass what He wills. And that will be what really matters.
Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.
~Proverbs 37:5
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