"You Must Choose to See God's Greater Plan..."

A 31-Day Writing Challenge

We have a choice

"We can choose to go with the flow--to live predictable, safe, comfortable lives or we can choose to believe that God has a greater plan for us." Jeremiah 29:11 also says that, "For 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."

To really understand this, one must have wisdom and discernment from God because our human understanding always fall short but never His. Anything God reveals to us will always align to His Word. And the only way that anointing, that power to know His will for our lives is obedience to His Word. Not just obeying out of  fear but because you're committed to the calling He wants you to do for His glory. That you are willing to go to the fire and be refined by His Hand...

Many of us if not all of us always infuse our personal agenda whether we want to admit it or not. We may even pull the infamous excuse that we're just human and bound for a downfall. We don't want to realize that we can't really do it on our own and still think and act like our prosperity is credited to our intellect or something. When can we ever get that everything we have; our jobs, our material possessions, and our sanity and the air we breathe are all blessings given to us. You might argue that you've worked for all you've got and that's a legitimate reason to credit yourself. However; humility, gratitude and kindness are attitudes we should exude instead of pride. A good choice to draw ourselves closer to Him.

Today, I was thinking of the new things I already started since the New Year. I have the choice to continue blogging for 26 more days or just write whenever. But I chose discipline & order. If I keep doing the same pace I was doing with my writing last year, there is no challenge and no growth at all. And what do you call that? Just staying afloat. I believe I could do a significant change to where I would be more productive. But the operative word here and the mission is : Will my writing be always align with what God is in store for me in 2014? I should  check my heart to that, regularly.

I also did commit myself to do Daniel's fasting for 21 days. It started today. It is privilege doing it corporately with my church family and my own family. There are no "ifs and "don'ts" for this. I hope never to give myself excuses to fail. I'm sharing this to hold myself accountable and will strengthen to run this race at my best. I also promised myself not to listen to secular music except K-love and Air one radio stations. They only play Christian music and share people's spiritual testimonies. I know it's a lot to take but I'm not doing this on my own. I know that the Lord's hand is upon me.

Isn't it more rewarding to achieve something beyond your capacity? I have and you have a choice to challenge yourself; to go through life with almost a complete overhaul? Don't you get tired dreaming and pretending that's it? In my heart, I know it's that time to replenish and forget those who's not running with you...absolutely my choice.

Thanks for reading and till tomorrow!