So what is it that gets you through the day?
I know many people rely on coffee, caffeine, sugar, and chocolate. (And I sure love these and have enjoyed my fair share!)
Although God gives us many sources of energy we do need of course to look to Him as the ultimate Source and Supplier and we need to be careful not to rely first or merely on the created energy sources. The temporal, physical and mortal side of humanity is created to have food and drink as sources for health and energy but for all of our life (temporal and eternal) we really must seek God and His kingdom.
Here’s another question for you: what determines what you do with your life?
Is it merely the circumstances around you or your feelings or maybe even the opinions of others? Sometimes we choose what we are doing with our life according to what is most comfortable or brings us the most happiness. And yet as Christians, we are supposed to let the Lord determine our life. As Scripture says: “The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9) In other words, we can sketch out our day or life but most important is letting the wisdom and direction and Sovereignty of God show us what we should be doing with our life.
The last question I have for you to consider is “How do you decide how to spend (or invest) your time, money and energy”? Is it according to how much you have, or because you find something that you really like? For me, I must confess that there have been countless times that I didn’t even think about what I spent these things on beyond “I want to…” But again, since we are Christ-followers, we must ask the Lord what He desires for us to do with that which He has entrusted to us.
And so I would challenge you, as you consider these three questions to choose to arrange your life according to three important things:
- Resting in God’s Sovereignty
- Relying on God’s plan
- Deferring to God’s wisdom
In all of the areas we have talked about (getting through the day, choosing what do with your life and deciding how to spend what we have) it needs to be first and always about God.
- We need to seek first His kingdom and His righteousness (Matt 6:33).
- We need to never lean on our own understanding but instead look to God and let Him direct our paths (Prov 3:5-6).
- As we’ve already looked at we need to Seek God, let Him show us and ask Him what He desires
As Christ-followers we need to stop and listen to God, rest and trust God, rely on and defer to Him. Know this: that as He calls the shots, provides what is needed and graciously works on our behalf we will not only make it through but will overcome, all will be good and glory will come to our Lord!
Praise be to our great God!
Pastor Michael Johnson 