Mission Venture Ministries

Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans. (Proverbs 16:3) 

Most of us make mistakes because we do not know the right choice or decision to make. We do not consciously say, “I am now going to make a mistake.” Rather, we tend to make mistakes by being careless regarding the needs or desires of others, by not asking the right questions, or by not taking into consideration all the factors that are important to consider. . . 

When we seek God’s wisdom, He leads us to decisions that are right, just, equitable, and good not only for us personally, but for everybody involved. 

Jesus said to His disciples, “Anything you ask for in My name, I will do, that My Father may be glorified in the Son” (John 14:13). The first step, therefore, should always be to bring concerns and needs before God in prayer. It is important to note that Jesus’ main focus is not fulfilling our requests, but glorifying the Father. If any request is not glorifying to the Father, then it is not worthy of being asked for in the name of Christ and should be avoided. 

Paul tells us that “whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31). There is a lot of freedom in what can glorify God once you are in Christ, therefore, we need to pray and ask for guidance in choosing God’s best for us when we make decisions. 

The Bible is the primary way in which God speaks to us. The Holy Spirit may stir something within us, God may guide us with circumstances, but there is no work of God in any believer’s life that will not conform to the revealed word of God in the Bible. We are to “not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect” (Romans 12:2). 

Those of us in Christ, who have laid our daily decisions before Him, can choose with confidence, knowing that part of our freedom is the reassurance that God will not allow anything to impede His good and perfect will. 

Many of us think that it is up to us to decide where we are going to be five years from now, or even that it is up to us to decide exactly what were are going to do tomorrow, next week, or next year. 

If we claim Jesus as our Lord, then those decisions are up to Him, not us. We can make plans, and we are wise to do so, but our plans must always be the result of prayer and made with total flexibility that if this is not what God desires for us to do, we will be quick to alter our course. 

We need to remember that decisions need to be committed to God. All of us have daily decisions that we have to make. We are fallible and we will make mistakes along the way, but when we base them on wise counsel and commit them to God, He will bless them. And if we make wrong decisions, He knows how to correct them and redeem our mistakes. 

The book of Proverbs repeatedly reminds us to seek godly counsel before deciding what to do. 

• For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers. (Proverbs 11:14)
• The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice. (Proverbs 12:15)
• All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly. (Proverbs 13:16)
• The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception. (Proverbs 14:8)
• The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps. (Proverbs 14:15)
• Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. (Proverbs 15:22) 

We need to remember that God’s love for us is inexhaustible and beyond any form of measurement. It cannot be multiplied, added, divided, or subtracted…because, He will be by our side leading us, if we trust and obey. 

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