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In my last write-up, my focus was on things which we feel are right but are actually wrong, making reference to Proverbs 16:25; Romans 8:5&6; and Proverbs 16:3, I was able to establish that using our reasoning and senses without being led by the Holy Spirit leads to a lifestyle which is against God’s plans for the persons involved. The reason clearly is that Man since the fall didn’t have a guide as to what he was to do with his life, but since the coming of the Holy Spirit as a result of the resurrection of Jesus, thus giving us an opportunity to live a brand new life by being connected to our creator who is now our Father, and as such, we get to know what we are sent here to do and we have a guardian to direct our steps. However, I intend to continue from where I stopped last time, also by answering the question posed at the end of the last write-up which is: when you roll your thoughts to the Lord, how exactly do you know what is committed to the Lord is agreeable to the will of the Lord?
In addressing the question, Proverbs 16:3 says, “Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed.” AMP. The key thing is that the moment we place our plans in the hands of God, our thought pattern as regards the plan which we entrusted to God shifts focus to agree with the will of God. Psalm 37:4-5 says, “Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the Lord [roll and repose each of your load on Him]; trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) also in Him and He will bring it to pass.” AMP. This is the beginning of the question being answered.
Your thoughts would start to be agreeable with that of God as long as you start to delight yourself in the Lord, this has to do with the quietness of the soul; which includes trust, reliance, and confidence in the Lord. The quietness of the soul is to shut out the physical logical reasoning, [which is dependence on the self] and then have complete reliance on the Holy Spirit to lead your thoughts aright. This is where you start to know when your plans are agreeable to His will, thus establishing your plans.
The quietness of the soul is very important in getting to know what God’s plan for your plan is, just as Psalm 37:4-5 say, delighting in the Lord is a form of quietness of the soul. To quiet the soul means to shut out every form of distractions of the carnal mind that is not led by the Holy Spirit, but this is not the end, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 says more.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 says, “Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” With the quietness of the soul, you would be able to rejoice in the Lord always; pray without ceasing; and give the Lord thanks always. These are the will God has for you as you are in Christ Jesus, and would mean that this has to be accomplished in knowing how to walk with Jesus. This would only happen when as you are being led by the Holy Spirit. And, the Holy Spirit would let you know when if your plans are agreeable to His will. So, what are the signs the Holy Spirit would show you?
First of all, the Holy Spirit makes yours plans selfless and not selfish, which must conform to the word of God. And in achieving that, there must be love involved, thus your plan intends to treat people as you would treat them with love. Also, one thing which is very important is that it ends up glorifying God. Another thing is that your plan would fall in line with God’s purpose for your life here on earth, in other words, it would be part of what would be used in accomplishing your purpose here on earth.
These are very important to take note of because we do have plans every now and then, and it is so important to ensure that our plans fall in line with what God intends for us; so it is important for us to always, “Trust in the LORD with all [our] heart, and lean not on [our] own understanding; 6 in all [our] ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct [our] paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6.
May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.
Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!
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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)
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