Wisdom wrote in Proverbs chapter 19:
21 Many plans are in a man’s mind,
But it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand (be carried out).
Over the course of my life, I have had many plans, ideas, and imaginations about what to pursue with the time and resources available to me. I have set up businesses based on what I thought were good ideas and found out the difference between my plan and FATHER’S plan. HIS plan always works whereas my plan only has at best, the world’s odds of working.
I know the difference between activities backed by HIS favor and all other opportunities arising out of my mind. Clearly my desire is to only pursue those plans supported by THE SPIRIT which ultimately are intended to bring forth life and blessing. All else is simply a waste of time and resources and tends to bring forth stress in one’s life.
It is written by THE SPIRIT in Hebrews chapter 4:
12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
Some people become infatuated with new ideas or possible inventions. The word infatuation a feeling of foolish or obsessively strong love for, admiration for, or interest in someone or something and is normally short-lived. We must allow The Holy Spirit to lead us when our creative juices are flowing so that we don’t allow ourselves to be driven off course.
The adversary is an expert in the area of misdirection. He will entice us with plans and ideas which will take our focus off of our calling and enslave us to a path of over commitment and underachievement. His methods are extremely subtle but are no match for one who is led by The Holy Spirit.
FATHER has a Divine Plan. You and I were created through Divine means and HE has a Divine purpose for each of us and that purpose is included within HIS Grand Plan. Consider those men and women found in Hebrews chapter 11. Each one fulfilled a portion of FATHER’S overall plan, even in their later years.
Our individual plans are intended to line up with our Divine purpose. Let us not be tempted to deviate from our purpose because of being intrigued with opportunities which arise. We must discern whether those opportunities are meant to further our purpose or if they are simply misdirections by the adversary.
We do not need to force our purpose to come to pass. FATHER will open the doors at the right time, at the right place, and in the correct manner. Your Divine purpose will draw you toward its fulfillment unless you resist it. Your resistance causes delay and lack of peace. This is why we should prepare ourselves on a daily basis to hear FATHER and be led by THE SPIRIT. If we do this on a consistent basis, peace will prevail in our hearts and FATHER will exalt us in due time.