The plans of the heart belong to man,
but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the spirit.
3 Commit your work to the Lord,
and your plans will be established.
4 The Lord has made everything for its purpose,
even the wicked for the day of trouble.
5 Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
be assured, he will not go unpunished.
I think you can see the connection to the previous post. God does not give us the plan to follow as we live our life, but He expects us to consider His wishes as we make our plans. I know I get great ideas and then turn to God to bless them. How foolish and arrogant! I need to be praying for ideas and guidance first; make the plans that I think of then wait to see what God has in store. There is much more to committing a plan to God than just saying the words. It involves dealing with the unexpected stuff along the way and continuing to trust in God, not the plan.
but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the spirit.
3 Commit your work to the Lord,
and your plans will be established.
4 The Lord has made everything for its purpose,
even the wicked for the day of trouble.
5 Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
be assured, he will not go unpunished.
- What does it mean to "Commit your work to the Lord"? [Note: NIV uses 'plans']
- How might our plans seem pure to us but not seem pure to God?
- What is our common response when things do not go our way?
- How might the obstacles to our plans be in God's purpose?
- How does God feel about our making plans, especially plans for Him, without considering Him in them?
I think you can see the connection to the previous post. God does not give us the plan to follow as we live our life, but He expects us to consider His wishes as we make our plans. I know I get great ideas and then turn to God to bless them. How foolish and arrogant! I need to be praying for ideas and guidance first; make the plans that I think of then wait to see what God has in store. There is much more to committing a plan to God than just saying the words. It involves dealing with the unexpected stuff along the way and continuing to trust in God, not the plan.
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