Planning

Kutless - I'm With you You Tube <--- You Tube link to Kutless song below  =)


Here am I, I've tried to live without you
It's the reason I feel so far away

I understand, you see everything I go through
And listen to the broken words I pray
I know you hear me
I know you're answering me saying

Fall in my arms and let me carry you
I know you and I, we can make it through
When crashing waves pull you down in the undertow
Reach out your hand and I swear I won't let you go
I'm with you tonight

All this time you've been walking here beside me
Waiting for the day I'd call your name
So here am I walking through the darkest valley
Shine down your light so I can see
You know I'm weary
I know you're calling out to me

The key to success - read Proverbs 15:31 - 16:7!
'Listen to good advice if you want to live well....
An undisciplined self-willed life is puny, an obedient God-willed life is spacious....
Mortals make elaborate plans, but God has the last word.
Humans are satisfied with whatever looks good; God probes for what is good.
Put God in charge of your work, then what you've planned will take place....
God can't stomach arrogance or pretence; believe me, He'll put those upstarts in their place....
When God approves of your life, even you enemies will end up shaking your hand.'

God has good plans for our lives, so when we want to make plans we should let Him in on the plan!  We need to cooperate by willing to give up things that clash with His purpose, confide in Him, consult Him.  To some that might look like a contradiction - giving up things that clash, but hang on make your own plans and tell Him about it!  Well, God gives us the freedom and responsibility to make plans.  Because we have freedom we can't just sit there and expect things to happen of there own accord....The dinner won't cook if you just look expectantly at the fridge and the cooker!  But God does relate our decisions to our future -  this is an encouragement that we can be certain God is in ultimate control.

Paul made plans very carefully, in Acts we see he decided which countries to visit. He confided in God to check what was right, and when he tried to go somewhere God didn't want him to go, God made sure he knew about it!