Prayer and Proverbs - Day 21 of 31

Read Proverbs 21.

“The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.” (Proverbs 21:5 ESV)

What are your plans? Have you thought them through? Have you prayed for God's guidance over them? Are they in line with God's plan for your life? Have you sought the counsel of trusted others and experts in the field?

Consider Jesus' words of wisdom, “For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.” (Luke 14:28-32 ESV)

It is this simple – God created us, gave us brains, to make diligent plans. And of course, we are equipped with wisdom, insight, and leading from God's Word and the Holy Spirit to carry out these plans.

I'm serving on a team which is in the process of starting something new (which we hope in our plans) will reach new people with the love of Jesus. In striving to be a diligent planner, I'm reading through Bill Woolsey's Seven Steps to Start. Bill has years of experience in launching new to reach new. The benefits are countless when you tap into the expertise of others. And we pray that our diligent plans will lead to abundance, that being lives transformed – disciples made, new people knowing the love and grace of Jesus Christ.

So back to you.

What are you plans? As you consider your response, first thing...pray.