“And this we will do if God permits”.
Hebrew6:3
The Word says that we get the grace or favor of God for our decisions and plans, if it is the will of God. We should aim to do things in our lives, only if it is the perfect or pleasing will of God. If our plans does not seems to be His will for us, we should avoid it. How can we know it ? When we pray, if we get a peace of mind, then we know that it is the will of God.
James4:15 says that,”…….you ought to say, if the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that”. Whenever we plan to do a project let this be in our mind. We should not resist the will of God but resist the enemy of our souls who is always persuading us to believe that God is a liar, to disbelieve His Word.
When we yield to the perfect will of God, He increases our yield. We should not boast as James4:16 says, ”But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil”. We should always be convinced that we will do it only if the Lord permits. If we do so we are humbling ourselves before the Lord and He will surely bless whatever we are proposing or planning to do.
In order to bring our plans and actions in alignment with Lord, we have to pray before start of any project. If it is the will of God, we will get the peace of Jesus, the peace that confirms that it is in alignment with His perfect will. If the plan disturbs us ,even after praying ,don’t proceed to do it. Lord only knows the complete plan and the future of it. When we ask for His guidance He will be with us always. He will never leave us nor forsake us(Hebrews 13:5).
We seek Him always means, we are acknowledging the sovereignty of God. Then He will pour out His grace and wisdom into all that we attempt to do. He will make it fruitful. Surrendering our will to God’s will , become the responsibility of God to help us. He will enable us to overcome all the hurdles, when we say, ”If God permits…….” We are putting His presence and power over our plan.
We need to trust Him that He will do it, with all our heart. He will guide and lead us in the correct path. We should be sensitive to His voice and obey immediately without any hesitation, like that of Abraham. At no stage should we doubt or waver, for James says that a man who is wavering cannot hope to receive any blessing. James 1:16 says that, ”But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind”.
Prayer
Father God we Submit all our plans to you, if it is against your will, guide and lead us in the right path. We ask in the name of Jesus.
Amen.
Sol.Gigi Jacob