We make our plans for the future - plans for our career, plans for our relationships and plans for our family - but ultimately, we are not in control at all. HE is.
The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps. -Proverbs 16:9 ESV
The Message version relates that verse a little differently:
We plan the way we want to live,
but only God makes us able to live it.
Another translation says,"People do their best making plans for their lives, but the Eternal guides each step" (VOICE).
The theme is the same: We plan. God knows better.
God is eternal. He knows the end from the beginning. He knows what happened yesterday, what's going on in this moment, and He alone knows what tomorrow will bring. You and I see only a tiny part of what is going on, but He sees all.
I'm so grateful that the One who has all wisdom and all knowledge knows my name and directs my steps.
Father, thank You for being interested in our lives and for directing our steps. Teach us to trust your direction for our lives. We know that when we make plans without you, that path leads to nowhere but heartache. Help us to follow You and Your ways only, not our own way. Be glorified in our lives as we follow You. In Jesus' Name I pray, Amen.
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