Digging Deeper – November 8, 2023
What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.”
James 4:15 (NLT)
Infuse Prayer in Your Plans
In James 4:13-17, we find that it is unwise to make plans without asking God to reveal His plan to us. Some of us are scared to pray, “Your will be done,” because we are afraid God will want us to go to Africa or some faraway place to do difficult things in harsh conditions. The problem with this fear is that it comes from a misunderstanding about the nature of God. We have a Heavenly Father who only wants to give good gifts to His children (Matthew 7:9-11).
Philippians 2:13 (NLT) says this: “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” If God wanted to send you to Africa, He would put that desire in you so strong that nothing would keep you from wanting to go. Although we may not always know God’s specific will, we can always know His heart.
PRAY:
Lord, I praise You that Your plans are always good. Show me Your good and perfect will for my life and help me obey You. Amen.
Steve Roach serves as Pastor of Spiritual Growth for NorthStar Church. He lives in Acworth, Ga., with his wife, Amy, and his four children.
