Proverbs 16 - One Thing

16:9 In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

How many of us plan out our lives? We make plans, we chart our course and our destiny. We want to be in control of everything. It is good to make plans, it is good to have dreams. But only God chooses our destiny and our destination. No matter how well we lay things out if we have dedicated our lives to Him, He is going to direct us down the path He has chosen for us. If we fight it we are kicking against the goads as Paul said. How much easier would it be to be in His will. It sometimes seems so hard for us to know what God wants us to do, where He wants us to be, to serve, to spend our time. Especially as we get older and have so many responsbilities. How I long to be able just to serve God with everything I am. That being said, God brings us down these roads for a reason. One of my favorite lines in a move comes from City Slickers. It is the "one thing" line. In life only one thing is important, and that one thing is what we need to focus on. For us, God is that one thing. We need to focus on Him and let the riff-raff all around become so much less important.



Pillar "Father"