“Many are the plans in a persons heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that will prevail.” Proverbs 19:21
How do we know if our plans are for us or for God? Ask for God’s wisdom in the matter. God can search your heart and tell you. We are human and we are imperfect. We almost always have a motive. That is human nature. We may say it’s for God but is there a benefit for us? Maybe it’s just to look good to others or ourselves. That’s a nice thing for me to do. Maybe you are trying to decide if you should give money to somebody. They will think I’m so special if I give it. I was taught that the right hand shouldn’t know what the left hand was doing. Or give anonymously then you know nobody will know.Then they can’t thank you so God can be the one to reward you. Maybe you decide to loose weight. Am I trying to impress someone or do I want Gods temple in good condition. I know I felt led to go on a diet because I saw people around me whose eating habits were putting their health at risk and I thought I should change my diet to become healthier. I even felt led to read a book about a certain way of eating and I did loose weight and felt so much stronger and better because of it. Sometimes we just want our ways and they aren’t always good for us. Or we really want to do something whether God wants me to or not. Like I want to go skydiving so I will. The end. I want to go to Germany so I just buy a ticket and don’t ask God. At one time in my life I didn’t think to ask for his advice. But do you know that he really does have the final say because he knows what is best for me and he has plans he is trying to fulfill in my life and I don’t want to get in his way anymore. I know his plans are good and I trust him. If he asked me to go to England or give money to church I would do it without questions because it’s possible or he wouldn’t prompt me. And I want what he wants in my life now. Now me going to England would take a miracle because I live in a nursing home and need 24 hour care. But he can make a way where there is no way. When it’s going to take God’s help I know it’s his plan. If it’s totally me I would question it.
