Psalm 127:1
New Living Translation
A
song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of Solomon.
“Unless the Lord builds a house, the
work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding
it with sentries will do no good.”
Did you
know that you can actually hinder the plans of God in your life? It’s true. You
pray, seek God’s face, ask for His will, yet in your heart you want a certain
thing to take place. You see an opening for that certain thing to become a reality
and jump at it, telling yourself that it is God’s will. The reality of it is
that you have pushed your own will in front of God’s. If this is suggested to
you, you deny this to be the case. God has allowed you to have your way. He is
there watching, yet not interfering with what you have talked yourself into
believing was the only right choice for you to make.
It would seem this scenario is quite
common in believer’s lives. I don’t see
it as disobedience as much as I see it as a combination of stubbornness and
spiritual immaturity. In any situation
God either causes or allows, there are lessons to be learned. We must learn
those lessons well or we will be destined to relive them over again until we
understand what God is trying to reveal to us about ourselves in relation to
God.
God is a willing teacher, however,
we are not always listening. It is God’s desire to be a part of every decision
and plan we make. Where we work, where we go to college, where we go to church.
He cares who we date and who we marry. He cares because he knows the beginning from
the end and everything in between. The Lord only wishes the very best for us
and tries to lead us in that direction. God’s way is the right way every time.
There is no fault or failing in Him. His wisdom is reliable, His plans
steadfast and true. Wherever the Lord leads you is where you need to be for
that time. The only way you can know this is to truly know God. You can only
know God by spending time with Him. If you spend time with Him, no matter how
great or small, you will be less likely to labor in vain building something
that “seems right to you” yet only ends up standing in His way. Submit to Him
with a willing heart and spirit and watch the scenery slowly change. Until next time, walk with the King and be a
blessing!
Resource:
The Life Application Study Bible, published by Tyndale House.
Proverbs 14:12 The
Amplified Bible “There is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before
him, but at the end of it is the way of death.”
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