Today's "From Faith To Faith" by Gloria Copeland is a simple, yet very vital, lesson on how to be led by the LORD!
Don't Panic
Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to
Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall
your plans be established and succeed. Proverbs 16:3, The Amplified Bible
Right now you may be on the edge of a major decision...about to
make a change in your job or your church or your personal life. You know you
need divine guidance. And you're hoping desperately to hear from the Lord. If that's your situation, don't panic. Being led by the Lord
isn't some complicated process that only the spiritual "pros" can
master.
I found that out years ago when I was a new believer. I wanted
to live in a way that was pleasing to God, but I didn't know how to make
decisions that were in line with His will. Then one day as I was studying The Amplified Bible,
I came across Proverbs 16:3. Immediately, I latched on to this verse and began
to use it in my life—and I can tell you now from experience, it works!
It will work for you too if you'll do what it says. Roll your
works over on God, commit your ways to Him, trust them wholly to Him. He'll
start adjusting your thoughts to be like His until, at some point, you'll just
know the right thing to do. Of course, faith is involved. One of the requirements
is trust, and you won't be able to do that without feeding on God's Word. Then
as you practice rolling your works upon the Lord and trusting Him, you become
more confident in your ability to hear. Start now with whatever problem is
bothering you. Pray and trust God with it. In other words, believe you receive
when you pray. Stop worrying and begin believing.
Learn to live this way and it doesn't matter whether you've been
a Christian 30 minutes or 30 years, your plans shall be established and succeed!
AMEN! Our God is NO respecter of persons! (Acts 10:34; Romans 2:11)! What He has promised in His Word, He WILL do for anyone and everyone who dares to agree with Him and make their ways line up with His! THAT is a GOD you can trust! AND, He IS God, there IS no other! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with a Christmas song that I love called "Born Is The King":Shalom in Him!
