Commit Your Work

To The LORD

The plans of the mind belong to mortals, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. All one’s ways may be pure in one’s own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirit. Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established. The LORD has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble. All those who are arrogant are an abomination to the LORD; be assured, they will not go unpunished. By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one avoids evil. When the ways of people please the LORD, he causes even their enemies to be at peace with them. Better is a little with righteousness than large income with injustice. The human mind plans the way, but the LORD directs the steps.

Proverbs 16:1-9

We carefully make schedules so we can be where we think we should be. But we always need to keep in mind that even though we make our plans, it is our LORD who actually decides if those plans will be carried out.

Do we seek ministry in life’s unplanned schedule changes? Do we turn detours into guided tours of what He wants to do through us? If we are doing God’s will, we will be in the right place. Then, wherever we are, we can point people to Him.

Unexpected changes are opportunities in disguise.

Our Daily Bread – April 3, 2008