I’m guilty of moving headlong into my own plans before I think to ask God for His opinion, His wisdom or His help. Why?
- I’m a reasonably bright guy whose plans typically work out ok.
- I’m busy and I can get started on the execution of the plan faster if I don’t pray.
- I sometimes don’t think about it until after the fact.
It is, of course, foolishness. The failure to pray before I act reveals my willingness to rely on myself more than God. It reveals my lack of trust in God’s power. It reveals my lack of desire for His plans to succeed, and my great desire for my own plans to succeed.
So, my desire today is to pray first for God’s direction instead of praying after the fact. I want to pray first. Before I start a new project. Before I have a difficult conversation with someone. Before I decide how to discipline my kids. Before I go TOO far down a road that doesn’t lead me where God wants me to go. I want to pray first today.
We can make our own plans, but the Lord gives the right answer. People may be pure in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their motives. Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed. Proverbs 16:1-3 (NLT)
