We
often forget to consult God for His plans rather than making our own
"to-do" list, or becoming a slave to other people's expectations of
us. We fall under the misnomer of believing that we can do more than is healthy
for us to attempt to accomplish.
We
overly schedule our time and fail to plan times of rejuvenation for our self to
have fun, to spend time as a family, and to design mutually enjoyable dates
with our spouse. Nurturing the relationships in our life is one of the wisest
activities we can accomplish.
Even
Jesus realized the limitations of His humanity. He said that He could do nothing
from His human resources. He never sought His own will, but the will of our
Heavenly Father who sent Him to earth with a mission (John 5:30).
We
forget that God has a perfect plan for our life as well, and we take continual
detours from His path. We do accomplish good things, but we fail to walk in His
will for our day. God's Spirit will orchestrate our steps though each moment of
our day if we consult Him first (Proverbs 3:5-6).
In
the process of obeying God's Spirit one moment at a time throughout the day, we
may end up offending a friend or looking silly to someone we would rather
impress, but we always look forward to the spiritual rewards that come from
obeying the Lord
When
we walk in the Spirit, we do not fulfill our carnal desires, and we bear more
spiritual fruit, which provides us with a sense of fulfillment that far exceeds
any pleasure we reap from following our own agenda (Galatians 5:15-25).
Prayer:
Father
God, thank You for stripping us of the habit of self-sufficiency and relying on
our human reasoning instead of on Your Spirit. Teach us to obey You regardless
of the outcome, the circumstances, or the consequences. Draw us ever closer to Your
presence within us. Teach us to wait on You and to obey Your Spirit’s leading
each and every moment of the day.
Help
us to keep our eyes on You, and not on what we see around us that needs to be
done. We want to walk in Your light with the dawning of each new day. Help us to
clearly see Your purpose behind Your Spirit's directions, even if the outcome is
not what we expect. Help us to learn that our only responsibility is to obey You,
regardless of how or even “if” the other person ever responds.
Thought
for the Day:
As
we wait on His direction and timing, and do not depend on what we think is best,
God opens doors for us that we could never imagine possible.
