In Proverbs 4:26 I read, “Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path.” (NLT)
God has a plan for my life—but that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t make plans as well. He doesn’t want me to drift along, letting circumstances determine my direction. He wants me to be intentional about the path I choose.
Although the Bible gives many reasons for planning, here are three reasons that are foundational.
God makes plans. Jeremiah 29:11 says, “‘I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future’” (NIV). God wants me to be like him. So, if God makes plans, then I should make plans too. But there’s one thing God is not: “God is not a God of disorder” (1 Corinthians 14:33 NIV). Do I have any plans for the rest of the year? The next 10 years? If I haven’t made any plans for my life, then it’s likely my life is out of order—and that’s not how God created me to live.
God expects me to plan because it is beneficial to my life. Throughout Scripture, particularly in the book of Proverbs, the Bible talks about the value of planning my life. Proverbs 4:26 says, “Mark out a straight path for your feet” (NLT). That’s just another way of saying, “Make a plan.” God tells me to plan because he doesn’t want me to live a life of confusion as I muddle through each day. The Bible says, “Everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way” (1 Corinthians 14:40 NIV).
God doesn’t want me to waste my life. Planning is a matter of stewardship. My life is God’s gift to me. What I do with it is my gift back to God. Ephesians 5:15-17 says, “Live life, then, with a due sense of responsibility, not as [those] who do not know the meaning and purpose of life but as those who do. Make the best use of your time, despite all the difficulties of these days. Don’t be vague but firmly grasp what you know to be the will of God” (PHILLIPS).
The old cliché is true: If I fail to plan, I’m planning to fail. Take steps today toward building a better future by writing down a simple plan. Then ask God for help every day to move forward in faith.
In summary, God has a plan for my life, and I should make plans as well. He doesn’t want me to drift along, he wants me to be intentional about the path I choose. If God makes plans, then I too should make plans. Without a plan my life is out of order. God expects me to plan because it is beneficial to my life. So make a plan because he doesn’t want me to live a life of confusion as I muddle through each day. God doesn’t want me to waste my life. Planning is a matter of stewardship. My life is God’s gift to me. What I do with it is my gift back to God. Don’t be vague but firmly grasp what you know to be the will of God. If I fail to plan, I’m planning to fail. Take steps by writing down a simple plan. Then ask God for help every day to move forward in faith.
I am to look straight ahead, and fix my eyes on what lies before me. Mark out a straight path for my feet; stay on the safe path. Don't get sidetracked; keep my feet from following evil.
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