Daily Devotional
More Than a Roadmap

December 31, 2024

Ponder This

God’s plan for your life is not a road map; it is a relationship. I’m glad God doesn’t just write out a plan, seal it, hand it to us, and say, “This is what you’re going to do the next fifty years.” How boring, or maybe how frightening, that would be. Every time you come into a new situation, acknowledge God in that situation. Say, “Lord, what do You want me to do here?”

There is a wonderful preacher who was extremely gifted in engineering, so he decided, “I am going to be an engineer, make money, and give it to missions.” That would’ve been fine if that’s what God had called him to do. But God had not called him to do that, and in his heart, he knew he was running from God. He got deathly ill, and his father wrote to him, “Tis but one life, will soon be past; only what’s done for Christ will last.” God used that to pierce his heart and led him to pray, “Anywhere, anytime, any cost.”

Can you say that? You may be afraid that if you close your eyes and open your mouth, He’ll put something in there you don’t want. If that’s the case, you just really don’t trust Him! As we trust Him, we can be sure He will guide us for good.

• Who in your life displays great trust in God?
• What are some areas in which you struggle to trust and acknowledge God?

Practice This

Make a list of things you hope for the New Year. Submit these before God in prayer.