To Do or Not To Do
Our Steelers QB pondering what to do in his off season.
March 12
Riding in the car with a couple of twelve year old girls recently, I chuckled to myself as they laid out their life plans. Where they were going to college, how much money they would make at the careers they were pursuing, etc. They had their lives figured out and the lives of some of their siblings as well.
Years ago we sat in a shopping center parking lot with our children's youth pastor who felt God was calling him to plant a church in our area. We were so excited and prayed fervently. A church plant for that young man did come to fruition and has flourished and multiplied, but in another town. Seven years after that, we became part of a totally unrelated church plant in this area that God has blessed as well. God's plans go forward!
At this point in my life I only want to exert time and energy in the things that are of the Lord, so seeking in imperative. Oh, to have learned this lesson sooner.
Riding in the car with a couple of twelve year old girls recently, I chuckled to myself as they laid out their life plans. Where they were going to college, how much money they would make at the careers they were pursuing, etc. They had their lives figured out and the lives of some of their siblings as well.
Years ago we sat in a shopping center parking lot with our children's youth pastor who felt God was calling him to plant a church in our area. We were so excited and prayed fervently. A church plant for that young man did come to fruition and has flourished and multiplied, but in another town. Seven years after that, we became part of a totally unrelated church plant in this area that God has blessed as well. God's plans go forward!
At this point in my life I only want to exert time and energy in the things that are of the Lord, so seeking in imperative. Oh, to have learned this lesson sooner.
"Anything that you desire more than Me becomes an idol. When you are determined to get your own way, you blot Me out of your consciousness...Let the Light of My Presence shine on this pursuit...if it is contrary to My will for you, I will gradually change the desire of your heart." Sarah Young
"Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always." 1 Chronicles 16:11
"We may make a lot of plans, but the Lord will do what he has decided." Proverbs 19:21
