Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will
succeed. (Proverbs 16:3)
Before we place our proposals before men, as believers we should place it at the Lord's feet for his approval and blessings. If it is not the Lord's will, might as well not proceed with it. If we can't clearly hear the Lord's thoughts regarding the issue in question, a fleece can be placed in the Lord's presence. Too many fleeces can bring doubts too, so it's best to place one or at the most two as Gideon did (Judges 6:36-40)
The Lord will speak but sometimes we have to wait upon him. He may speak through his Word as we meditate on it, he may speak through dreams and visions, he may speak through the sermon that we are listening to, he may speak through another believer and so many other ways.
When the Amalekites burned Ziklag and carried away David’s wives and children, we read in the 1st book of Samuel how he enquired of the Lord regarding the matter and how the Lord guided him:
Before we place our proposals before men, as believers we should place it at the Lord's feet for his approval and blessings. If it is not the Lord's will, might as well not proceed with it. If we can't clearly hear the Lord's thoughts regarding the issue in question, a fleece can be placed in the Lord's presence. Too many fleeces can bring doubts too, so it's best to place one or at the most two as Gideon did (Judges 6:36-40)
The Lord will speak but sometimes we have to wait upon him. He may speak through his Word as we meditate on it, he may speak through dreams and visions, he may speak through the sermon that we are listening to, he may speak through another believer and so many other ways.
When the Amalekites burned Ziklag and carried away David’s wives and children, we read in the 1st book of Samuel how he enquired of the Lord regarding the matter and how the Lord guided him:
David was greatly distressed because
the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of
his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God. Then
David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, "Bring me the
ephod." Abiathar brought it to him, and David inquired of the LORD,
"Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?"
"Pursue them," he answered. "You will certainly overtake them
and succeed in the rescue." (1 Samuel 30:6-8)
If we have the approval of the Lord, then we have the
backing of the Holy Spirit too and he will help us succeed in the venture that
we wish to undertake. So commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans
will succeed.
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