Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will
establish your plans.
—(Proverbs 16:3, NIV)
Do you yearn to be in God’s
perfect will? Do you believe that you continually surrender your will so that
any decision you make falls into the realm of His purpose? You make a decision
to move forward in what you believe in His perfect will. Then without warning you
face failure. That failure consumes your waking and sleeping moments. It eats
at you until you question if you ever really understood His will.
You don’t own your failure. It
belongs to Him. Everything you are belongs to Him so your failure also belongs
to Him. You can’t keep that failure festering and hurting inside your heart
until every sense of worth is destroyed. The “what if” you ask yourself will
only bind you to that failure. Being consumed with that failure and what might
have been only places your failure on a pedestal instead of placing it on His
altar. Make that failure an offering so that you can learn from it and not
dwell on it. He understands where your failure began, and He alone can make it
right. Because you love Him and your heart longs to follow His will, He will
take your failure and reclaim you. Move forward from your failure trusting Him,
and He will guide you away from its condemnation. He has taught you a lesson
that can keep you from another failure. Seek His will in every decision you
make. Commit that decision to Him, and ask Him to make your plan His plan. He
will establish the work of your hands—by teaching a lesson that grows His
purpose in your life or by empowering your decision with His anointing.
Rejoice in His promise of
restoration! Praise Him that you don’t own His plan or any failure! His plan is
greater than any failure that you might make. Step forward from fear caused by
failure, and move forward in faith in Him. Commit to Him whatever you do. Make your
life and your plan an offering. He will make all right as He wishes. One decision
at a time, obediently rendered, brings deep pruning and His greatest
fulfillment.
From: Form Me, Fire Me, Fill Me
© 2017 Lynn Lacher
www.lynnlacher.com
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