Backwards

December 13, 2007 in Misc with 3 Comments

This morning I caught myself doing something backwards. I had an epiphany about it and thought I’d share, hoping to encourage others.

I had honest, good intentions and motivations about doing something for a friend and proceeded with my course of action, a little unsure about it but still thinking it was the right thing to do, and that I needed to do it before I talked myself out of it. Only after it was said and done, when I started second-guessing myself, did I even think to pray that God would bless and make the situation turn out well.

That, my friends, is the wrong way to do things! I should have consulted God FIRST, before doing *my* will, not after. There is a big difference between asking God to bless your will and seeking to do God’s will (which comes with built in blessings!) and obeying him in the first place.

A year ago, I don’t know if I would have even thought about this, but I’ve grown quite a bit in my faith this year, and it’s refreshing to know that I’m starting to take notice of areas that need work, rather than being in denial and thinking I was fine the way I was. It’s a good first step, but there’s a long way to go.

Are there things in your life that you stumble into without consulting God first, but then beg Him to put His hand in later? Maybe it’s time for a Total Mind Makeover!

On a separate note…you would not believe (or maybe you would) how much more comment spam I have gotten over the past week, since I put up the credit card poll and the Dave Ramsey post. Thankfully, the comment spam has been blocked from appearing on the site, but the site has still been hit harder than usual and consequently slow at times. I hope it calms down…

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3 Responses to “Backwards”

  1. Dan December 13, 2007 at 17:15 #

    Don’t feel too bad. At least you cared enough to talk to them. You may have not notice the plank in your eye but at least you saw enough to act. Andy Stanley at http://www.northpoint.org/messages did a whole series on judgment that 100% convicted me and encouraged me at the same time.

    Stop beating yourself up. . .

  2. JenHardy December 15, 2007 at 02:23 #

    Good post. That’s something I’ve been doing a lot lately as well. It’s a struggle to remember to talk to God BEFORE I start making plans.

    Oh, and I only have 1 final left! Yay! I’m procrastinating studying right now!

  3. Chris December 15, 2007 at 12:04 #

    I like it when you have finals – I hear from you a lot then :-) Good luck with the last one!