Planning takes Preparation

“The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.”

Solomon once again points out the importance of planning. As we heard yesterday, our plans have to be committed to God so that He will lead us. And being diligent in doing God’s plans bring us blessing and abundance. This is His promise to us. But all too often, we don’t take the time to seek God, and so then we come up with our plans quickly, only to see them fail. Then we get frustrated and ask God “why didn’t this work? I was doing what you told me to do!”

I was blessed growing up to have a music teacher in my life that encouraged my ‘natural talent.’ But she would stress that I could not just rely on my natural ability, but I had to practice and plan ahead for each performance. Her catch phrase was “Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance.” While I know she was not the one who came up with it, she drilled it in my head, and I realized that it was true not only for my music, but also in every area of my life. Preparing for a race, preparing for a dinner party, preparing for a job, or preparing for a Sunday message all require being diligent to a plan.

Seize the moment today and take time to create a plan of action for a project you feel God leading you to do. Seek His direction and then set out together to see it accomplished.

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