How can we commit our ways and our works to the Lord: practical suggestions
1.Start with prayer of committal that draws on your knowledge of God’s character (bible).
2. Let go of how you think the plan should be executed
3. Expect the unexpected
4. There may be a battle for God’s plan to be implemented
5. Keep trusting God for He knows best
Practical example for a new children/youth ministry
Prayer: Lord, we know that you love children and young people, and you suffered the little children to come unto you. You tell us to bring up our children in the knowledge and admonition
Lord we now hand over all our ideas and thoughts of how we can achieve this to you acknowledging that you alone have the right plan.
Watch out for unexpected developments e.g. a gifted worker in these areas may suddenly turn up or a facility may be made available.
There may be difficulties and problems appearing just when it looks like we have Gods plan
Keep believing, keep trusting, God has our prayers covered and will bring his answer at the right time.
Abba Father knows best. Amen
Psalm 127: :1 Unless the LORD builds the house, They labour in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain.
Whatever we do in any sphere of life we must understand that all our undertakings require a total dependence upon God for without the Lord being in charge, all efforts will be frustrated, and all activities will be rendered unsuccessful. Even in terms of our security in all the areas of life we do all that is prudent, but our trust must be in the Lord.
A biblical example of Commitment to the Lord: Noah
The account of Noah’s commitment was particularly clear. Yes, you know Noah, the man who preached for (120) years about a thing he’d never seen before. If there’s a man that can teach us about how to be committed it would be him. We read his story in Genesis 6:13-9:29. From Noah we learn three key things:
Faith: God says to Noah, “I’m going to destroy the earth, and I want you to build a boat to save all the people who want to be saved as well as, the land animals and birds. Oh, don’t forget and you will also be saving your three sons and their wives.”
Investment: The Bible doesn’t tell us what Noah’s day job was. Noah had to source and procure all the things that were needed to build the ark that was estimated to be 450 feet x 75 feet x 45 feet. It would have taken many tons of wood, gallons of pitch and a whole lot of hours to get this project completed.
Persistence: Biblical commitment is often called faithfulness-–it’s because we can’t truly commit to something without faith. We have to believe before we can start investing in something. What about our commitment to what God is building in your church fellowship today?
Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
In a sense delighting in the Lord also involves him in every situation.
Delight in the Lord can be interpreted to mean that:
Enjoying God brings contentment: When we delight in God, we find complete satisfaction and contentment in Him.
God gives us what we want: God gives us what we want because He gave us the desire to want it.
Godly desires are placed in our hearts: When we delight in God, He places godly desires in our hearts.
Our desires are fulfilled: When we delight in God, our desires are fulfilled because our contentment is satisfied in Him.
The Hebrew verb for "delight" in Psalm 37:4 is a command that charges us to find enjoyment in the Lord.
Another Hebrew word for "delight" means to bend toward or incline toward, which is a fitting description of what our attitude should be toward God.
Amen
Personal Prayer
In Part 3 we consider what happened to God’s people when they did not check with the Lord or consult with Him.
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