By: V. Osteen
Today
and every day, God has set up a plan for your success. He says in His Word that
His plans are for your good—to prosper you, not to harm you, to give you a hope
and a future. As we enter into this new year, we can't just ask, "God,
what are You going to do for me?" Instead, we should approach life with
the attitude that says, "God, what are we going to do together?"
Yes,
God is always at work in our lives, but we have a role to play in determining
our destiny. Just like Adam and Eve in the garden, we have a choice to make.
God has set the opportunities before us, but we have to choose His ways. We
have to choose to obey His Word in every area of our lives. Scripture calls
this "working out" our salvation. He works in our lives, and we work
with Him to let what He has deposited in us to come out of us. He sets up the
plan, but we have to walk it out. He gives us the tools, but we have to use
them.
The
good news is that He isn't going to just hand us the plan and walk away to let
us figure it out on our own. No, He's walking with us every step of the way and
empowering us by His love. Scripture says that His yoke is easy and His burden
is light. This tells me that following His plan is easier and less of a burden
than trying to figure everything out on my own! You don't have to worry about
how the whole year is going to unfold, you don't even have to worry about how
this week is going to unfold; you just have to obey His Word and keep moving
forward with a song of praise on your lips in peace, joy and love.
Maybe
you're facing some difficulties or obstacles in your life right now. Maybe this
year doesn't feel like a new beginning just yet. Instead of saying, "Lord,
why am I in this situation?" say, "Lord, how can I bring You glory in
this situation?" When we begin to change our focus and get our eyes off of
ourselves and onto to Him, that's when we'll begin to see the solutions. That's
when we'll begin to see breakthroughs. That's how we work out what He is
working in us by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our
faith!
Today,
remember, God is a good God, and He is at work in your life. Trust Him because
He is faithful. His plans are always for your good. His plans are always to
prosper you. He delights in seeing you grow and succeed. Make the decision to
cooperate with God in your heart. Set aside the wrong questions, set aside
complaining, set aside negative thinking and pick up His peace and joy and move
forward with Him in victory and blessing every day of this New Year!
"This
day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you
life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your
children may live and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice,
and hold fast to him…"
(Deuteronomy 30:19-20, NIV).
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