Friday, February 11, 2011

Follow God In All Things

"In everything that he undertook in the service of God's temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered."

-- 2 Chronicles 31:21

This is how life is supposed to be. We're called to love God with all our hearts, minds and souls. We're to follow Him in all things. We're to work hard doing whatever it is He has called us to do. And, in turn, we will prosper under His guidance.

Sounds like a good plan. It is a good plan. Too bad we have so much trouble following it. Life would be so much easier if we did.

But we're so busy getting through the day, planning for tomorrow and worried about life to really sit down with God and listen to what He wants us to do. It's that control thing. We want to think we're in control. We're not, of course. Still, we like to pretend. Then something happens, life swerves from the path we'd planned and we realize we were never in control after all.

It's at that point that we cry out to God to rescue us from the disaster we created. We're ready to listen, to learn, to follow Him anywhere so long as he'll help us. And He does. He's our Father and He loves us so, of course, He helps us. God picks us up, restores us and strengthens us until we happily chart our course once again. Won't we ever learn?

The best course is to spend time with God every day. Read His Word. Learn from Him. And take time to listen for His voice. Pay attention. He'll tell you what to do. Follow Him. And you will prosper in ways you never imagined.