DAY 1 OVERVIEW
DAY 1 OVERVIEW
Proverbs 19:2
“Desire without knowledge is not good —how much more
will hasty feet miss the way!”
Luke 14:28
“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and
estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?”
Proverbs 19:21
“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that
prevails.”
Amos 3:7
“Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his
servants the prophets.”
Do you have a plan… or just a desire? You
need a plan if you don’t want to miss the mark.
This proposed plan
deals with who we are going to be, not what we are going to do.
It is comprised of
six words which build on each other…. Faith, Love, Wisdom, Courage, Peace,
Joy.
It starts with
FAITH…Faith has always been our path to God. Hebrews says it’s impossible to
please God without faith. That is a significant statement that we sometimes
ignore. Faith comes from God so I must continually pursue it in prayer.
The next ingredient
is LOVE… Love identifies me as God’s child. Scripture says anything I do
without love is irrelevant. Even great faith without love is meaningless.
Once these
foundational pieces are set, I need WISDOM to see God’s plan. Scripture
says if I lack wisdom, it’s because I haven’t asked for it…So I will ask God
for the wisdom to know what He wants me to do. Knowing what to do is
different than doing it… God’s way is not always popular. So, it’ll require
COURAGE to stick to His plan.
Next, I need PEACE.
I often have anxiety over problems that have not yet happened. Peace will allow
me to stay focused on what is in front of me. Philippians says to stop being
anxious and tell God my needs. If I do this, His peace which is beyond
comprehension will guard my heart and mind and allow me to deal wisely with
issues I face today.
The final component
is JOY. Nehemiah says the Joy of the Lord is my strength. I cannot
dispassionately serve God – I must see life from God’s perspective and tackle
life Joyfully…Doing so, will produce unstoppable enthusiasm and strength and
will attract others to Him.
So that’s the plan.
Pray for FAITH, radiate LOVE, seek WISDOM, COURAGEOUSLY follow where WISDOM
leads, relax in God’s PEACE, and lean on His JOY.
Post these six words
where you’ll be reminded to pray through them every morning. Go “All In”
and become a part of the victorious plan of God.
“God’s plan
is to make much of the man… Men are God’s method. The Church is looking for
better methods; God is looking for better men.” – E.M. Bounds