Proverbs 16:3 (NIV)
3 Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will
establish your plans.
It is a very desirable thing to have our thoughts
established, and not tossed, and put into a hurry, by disquieting cares and
fears,-to go on in an even steady course of honesty and piety, not disturbed,
or put out of frame, by any event or change,-to be satisfied that all shall
work for good and issue well at last, and therefore to be always easy and
sedate. [Matthew Henry]
In a 2015 commencement speech at Dillard University,
Denzell Washington urged graduates to put God first and thank him constantly:
Put God first in everything you do … Everything that I
have is by the grace of God, understand that. It's a gift … I didn't always
stick with him, but He stuck with me … While you're [on your knees], say thank
you. Thank you for grace, thank you for mercy, thank you for understanding,
thank you for wisdom, thank you for parents, thank you for love, thank you for
kindness, thank you for humility, thank you for peace, thank you for
prosperity. Say thank you in advance for what is already yours … True desire in
the heart for anything good is God's proof to you sent beforehand that it's
already yours … When you get it, reach back, pull someone else up. [Michael W. Chapman, Denzel Washington to
College Grads: 'Put God First,' CSNNEWS.Com (5-11-15)]
If you are making plans, commit them to The Lord; for The
Lord knows the desirable things for your life.
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