We all have plans. Plans that we think will be good for us. Plans we think will prosper us.
There is really nothing wrong with planning right? But what is wrong is when we really try to move heaven and earth just to be able to realize our plans. We focus too much on the goals and when it seems that the doors are closing we slump down in despair. As we do so, we fail to see other doors opening for us. The sad thing is that those opened doors don’t remain open. They are only available for a certain time. And when we realize that those are the very doors that we need to take, it’s a little too late.
Take for example God’s work. The vineyard will not forever be available for you to work with. God, the master gardener, knows who is capable of doing what and when. As He is our God who never forces his children to work, He waits for us to accept the challenge of working for Him and with Him.
The thing is we have a lot of issues that we consider first before obeying. We selfishly prioritize our agenda and do things our way. And by experience we know that doing things without God’s blessings will tire us down eventually. When we are tired and frustrated because nothing seems to be going right, then we learn to call on God in surrender.
I don’t know what stage you are in right now; maybe you are now on the verge of surrender my friend. Or are you probably too tired to go on and everything seems to be going the opposite direction?
If you are on that stage and even if your plans have amounted to nothing, when your strength is gone and you can’t go on…now is the best time for you to depend on the power of God’s name. He promised to give you rest so just lay your heavy load down at the feet of Jesus.
