How many times have you gotten into stress overload this week?
I found this reminder at the end of a very stressful week:
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock.
The word “mind” used here could also be translated as our thoughts or intentions. Likewise, the word “stayed” could be translated as leaned or rested.
Therefore, the encouragement here is that we need to rest our thoughts and our plans on God. When we are sure that we are leaning on God with our plans, then we can have peace regardless of what happens with these plans. It is now up to God and not up to us.
How much time do we spend talking with God about our plans?
Do we allow God to give us input?
Do we search out His Word for what he would want us to learn?
Do we trust God with the results?
If you are like me, this is very difficult to put into practice. I often put put together my plans and then quickly go into action. It is only after I failed that I realized that I never included God in my planning.
Thought for this week: Spend some time each day simply talking with God about your plans. Be listening for Him to answer.
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