The Work That’s Not Your Own
About a year ago I took hold of Proverbs 16:3 as a promise. It states:
“Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
I had just been voted into leadership for our local homeschooling group, and I wanted to “turn it over” to God, so that He would lead the group and I’d just be His secretary. I’ve kept that verse on a small sticky note on my desk all this time, to remind me of this commitment and God’s promise to guide me.
A couple months ago I began working through the Experiencing God workbook:
This past week I pondered Philippians 2:13:
“…for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.”
Yesterday I transferred all my small sticky notes to index cards so I could file them in my box of Bible verses. I had Prov 16:3 sitting next to Phil 2:13 … and the meaning of both hit me.
God has a plan. He is at work in completing that plan. He is at work in me, molding and shaping me, guiding me to accomplish His plan. He puts the ideas in my head which cause me to think, God wants me to do this. I must then commit those plans back to Him, knowing they are His in the first place, and let Him guide me to accomplish His work. If I commit those works–those desires–to Him, He will guide my thoughts and give me the knowledge to complete my role in His plan.
Not my will, but the Lord’s. Look around. Where is God working around you? What is He doing? How can you help? Commit your works–the works He is doing in and around you–unto Him and let Him guide you.
As for me… “Here am I, Lord. Use me!”
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