"Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; for so He gives His beloved sleep.
Psalm 127:1-2 (NKJV)
What if you had a great idea, maybe about some project, or some aspect of self-improvement, but to accomplish this goal you had to have some tools for the project, or you needed some equipment or something else for the self-improvement idea? If you needed something to help you successfully complete what you are planning on doing, you would need to have that necessary thing before you start. If you try to do something without having what is necessary, you will not succeed.
We might have good ideas about something we want to do, especially as believers, and we may even have some good plans about how to bring those ideas to pass. But the thing that is most necessary for us to successfully do what we are doing is to be sure that what we are doing is in line with God's plans and purposes. We may have great ideas, but are they only our ideas, or is it also a "God idea?". We can have great ideas and great plans, but if they are not in line with God's plans we will fail.
The Bible says that God is our Helper (Hebrews 13:6), but that does not automatically mean that anything and everything we do agrees with His will for our life. Whatever idea we have, whatever opportunity comes to us, whatever direction we believe we have from God, must be checked with God's Word, His plan for our life, and the direction of the Holy Spirit. If what we do is not in line with God's plans, then what we do will fail, and it is just a pointless project. If God is with us in what we do, then we will be successful.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; for so He gives His beloved sleep.
Psalm 127:1-2 (NKJV)
What if you had a great idea, maybe about some project, or some aspect of self-improvement, but to accomplish this goal you had to have some tools for the project, or you needed some equipment or something else for the self-improvement idea? If you needed something to help you successfully complete what you are planning on doing, you would need to have that necessary thing before you start. If you try to do something without having what is necessary, you will not succeed.
We might have good ideas about something we want to do, especially as believers, and we may even have some good plans about how to bring those ideas to pass. But the thing that is most necessary for us to successfully do what we are doing is to be sure that what we are doing is in line with God's plans and purposes. We may have great ideas, but are they only our ideas, or is it also a "God idea?". We can have great ideas and great plans, but if they are not in line with God's plans we will fail.
The Bible says that God is our Helper (Hebrews 13:6), but that does not automatically mean that anything and everything we do agrees with His will for our life. Whatever idea we have, whatever opportunity comes to us, whatever direction we believe we have from God, must be checked with God's Word, His plan for our life, and the direction of the Holy Spirit. If what we do is not in line with God's plans, then what we do will fail, and it is just a pointless project. If God is with us in what we do, then we will be successful.
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