Who makes the decisions about your life? Do you, or do you ask God what His Will is for you?
Such as:
— Your daily schedule including activities you desire
— Your living location, present or future
— The friends you choose
The Book of James, chapter 4, verses 13-17 in the New Testament, talks about this. It says:
“13Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” 16As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil. 17If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.”
Are the decisions that you make for your own benefit and pleasure?
James is not saying we shouldn’t be good planners. He’s saying we should not plan without asking God what His Will is for our lives. If you are a believer in Jesus, you can ask Him and He will affirm or deny what His Will is for you. You must be reading God’s Word and be active in prayer to hear His desire for you. God is sovereign over us and our lives. Many times, we act as though God doesn’t exist.
We don’t know what our future holds for us. Such as:
— When we are going to die, even though we can’t imagine that ever happening to us
— If, and when, we will get sick
— If our job is stable or not
— What will happen in our loved ones’ lives and how that will affect our own lives
We can’t act like we are our own God. That is so arrogant. That is a sin of commission.
If we don’t ask God what His plan is for our present and future and go and do whatever we want, or if we do ask Him and He tells us, but we ignore what He says because we like our plans better, it is SIN!
Knowing what is right to do but not doing it is a sin of omission. How many of us are guilty of doing that? A few examples of sins of omission are:
— If you’ve wronged someone but refuse to apologize to them
— If you know something that would help a person, but say nothing
— If you refuse to forgive someone who has wronged you
What other things do you do, or not do, that indicate that you think you are the god of your life?
I think we all need to assess how we are living our lives – for ourselves or for God. God’s way is always the right way!
Sharon
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