OUR PLANS
“Many are the plans in a man’s
heart, But it is the counsel of יהוה that stands.” (Proverbs 19:21)
New Year’s resolutions are a tradition many centuries old; we have all made them, and I am sure most of us have broken at least one of them as well. It appears that with the beginning of a New Year upon us, we feel almost compelled to make new plans for ourselves, new beginnings, think new thoughts, and have a bright new purpose for our lives.
However,
one of the reasons that many New Year’s resolutions may not be successful is
because they are not made in accordance with our Creator. When we choose to make plans and decisions
without asking Abba Yahweh, we are, in reality, in rebellion. We cannot continue to walk in our own agenda
and expect our Father to honor it, for we no longer belong to ourselves (see
An
obedient, loving child should not be much different. This young child, secure in the parent’s love
and care, may ask or petition the parent for certain needs and desires, but
should not be foolish enough to embark on self-made plans that would venture
away from the parent’s care and protection.
Such action has the potential of failure, destruction, and even death.
Our Creator
has plans for each one of us for this coming year, if we would take the time to
individually seek Him, and ask of Him what He would desire of us to do. He waits patiently … it is after midnight …
have you made your New Year’s resolution? Can we start this New Year with a resolution
to “draw near to ELOHIM and He shall draw near to you”? (see
“For I know the thoughts that I think
toward you, says YHWH, thoughts of PEACE, and not of evil to give you a FUTURE
and a HOPE. And you shall call upon Me,
and go, and pray unto Me, and I will HEARKEN UNTO YOU. And you shall seek Me, and find Me when you
shall search for Me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:11-13 HRVS, emphasis mine)
“For יהוה of hosts has counselled, and who
annuls it? And His hand that is stretched out, who turns it back?” (Isaiah 14:27)
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