Source: BetterMan.org Devotional
“Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.” — Proverbs 16:3
The new year tempts us to obsess over plans; calendars, strategies, resolutions. But Scripture speaks first to the heart before the schedule. Commitment precedes clarity.
To commit your work to the Lord is not to ask Him to bless your plans; it is to submit them. Direction matters more than speed. A man can move fast and still be lost. But when the heart is rightly oriented, even slow steps move toward faithfulness.
God is less concerned with how much you accomplish this year than with who you become while accomplishing it. The formation of the soul is always the deeper work. Remember, you were a human being long before you became a human doing…
The BFC Field Test (Mark's Perspective)
This is a hard one for me because I am obsessive by nature, I was raised in an environment that had me feeling I had to earn love ( human doing - not a human being )and having come to Jesus at age 54 I feel I have alot I want to do for Him but limited time. I do prison ministry 28 weeks a year and BFC 52 weeks a year and still I can feel I am not doing enough and get in a bad mood. This is an important lesson- Commit your work to the Lord and He will give you what you need to do. Then rest in that peace and feel the joy of being unconditionally loved.
At Brothers for Christ, we have so many dreams and visions of what could be in Uganda through Family Voice Ministries. We need to have goals but also realize daily that it is God's plan and His timeline.
Reflection & Action
Are your plans shaped by prayer, or merely presented to God after the fact?
Before setting goals, ask God to set your desires. Invite Him into your planning, not just your outcomes.