So what's your plan?
It's been said that "people don't plan to fail, they fail to plan" and I happen to agree with that statement. Most people don't wake up and say to themselves, "I plan on failing today" but the real truth is, without proper planning and preparation, we set ourselves up for failure. I feel that for many church goers, that is the case. We often say, "I'm going to be successful in my walk with God today" but we unfortunately do not put a plan in place that will assure us success.
Success today is the result of several previous days of planning. Jesus said, "You have not because you ask not." Asking is an important part of life. We go out to eat and ask "May I have the 9 ounce ribeye with a baked potato, butter & sour cream and a diet pepsi please?" and we expect to get what we order. Now, hopefully, you receive exactly what you ordered, and if so, you expect to pay the price required of you from the menu when you first placed your order. Everything in life should have an agreed upon price. At the end of the meal is where your time and effort are spent. The time you put in working a job for an hourly/weekly or monthly amount is agreed upon between you and your employer. The time you spend away from your family and friends while at work, ensures that you could eat that meal with them because you now have money to do so. Work time seems to ALWAYS be planned, but too often "work time" for God is more of a chore than a planned privilege. Our spiritual lives must have order as well. We must plan time for prayer, Bible reading, outreach and of course, Church.
If the art of receiving is directly connected to our asking, then it stands to reason, our asking is directly connected to our planning and knowing what we want. The real question is, "do we really know what we want?" And "are we going to plan in order to get it?" Failure is an option, just not the one we necessarily want. Remember, you're going to get what you ask for, so make sure that what you ask for will bring you success and not distress.
"Make it Happen"
PBJ
It's been said that "people don't plan to fail, they fail to plan" and I happen to agree with that statement. Most people don't wake up and say to themselves, "I plan on failing today" but the real truth is, without proper planning and preparation, we set ourselves up for failure. I feel that for many church goers, that is the case. We often say, "I'm going to be successful in my walk with God today" but we unfortunately do not put a plan in place that will assure us success.
Success today is the result of several previous days of planning. Jesus said, "You have not because you ask not." Asking is an important part of life. We go out to eat and ask "May I have the 9 ounce ribeye with a baked potato, butter & sour cream and a diet pepsi please?" and we expect to get what we order. Now, hopefully, you receive exactly what you ordered, and if so, you expect to pay the price required of you from the menu when you first placed your order. Everything in life should have an agreed upon price. At the end of the meal is where your time and effort are spent. The time you put in working a job for an hourly/weekly or monthly amount is agreed upon between you and your employer. The time you spend away from your family and friends while at work, ensures that you could eat that meal with them because you now have money to do so. Work time seems to ALWAYS be planned, but too often "work time" for God is more of a chore than a planned privilege. Our spiritual lives must have order as well. We must plan time for prayer, Bible reading, outreach and of course, Church.
If the art of receiving is directly connected to our asking, then it stands to reason, our asking is directly connected to our planning and knowing what we want. The real question is, "do we really know what we want?" And "are we going to plan in order to get it?" Failure is an option, just not the one we necessarily want. Remember, you're going to get what you ask for, so make sure that what you ask for will bring you success and not distress.
"Make it Happen"
PBJ
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