Daily Bible Reading - Friday - October 9th

The last few days the devotional has been on making your plans and dreams come true and that they really can come true with the Lords help.  Today it’s setting us up for our plans and dreams to be successful.  For us to be successful in life our goals, dreams and plans need to be a part of our lives.  Like the devotional says, if we don’t have a clear-cut plan on our dreams and goals we will just be floating out in the current not knowing where we are going, that’s one feeling I really don’t like.  I want to know where I’m going and what is ahead of me and I want to be able to brace myself if there is a storm ahead.  I want to be the one stepping out in faith having God’s favor in my life, that way I will know I am headed on the right path for my dreams and goals.  Proverbs kind of sums it up today, a little sleep a little slumber a little folding of the hands to rest and poverty will come on us like a bandit.  That’s not where I want to be, I vow today to work hard towards my dreams and goals, even if its just a small step each day, each step is one step closer then I was before.

Today’s Reading

Jeremiah 12:1-14:10
1 Thessalonians 1:1-2:8
Psalm 79:1-13
Proverbs 24:30-34

Daily Devotional

"Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run; hurry and scurry puts you further behind"
(Proverbs 21:5, Message)

One thing I've learned is that success is not accidental. You're not going to accidentally accomplish your dreams. You don't accidentally have good relationships. You won't accidentally lose twenty pounds. You have to have a plan. If you're going to get to the right destination, you've got to know where you’re going and how you are going to get there.

If you've ever been at the beach just floating in the water and relaxing, you'll notice that after a while, the current will take you far away. That's how it is in life, too. If you don't have clear-cut goals with a plan in place to accomplish those goals, you're not going to end up at the right place. You'll just float around in life easily distracted not knowing where you're headed.

Today, I encourage you to examine where you are in life. What are your goals? What is your plan? Maybe your first goal needs to be to make a plan. Do some research. Talk to people who have been successful at what you are trying to do. Ask the Lord to guide your steps and connect you with the right people. As you step in faith to accomplish your goals, I believe God will pour out His favor so that you can experience His supernatural blessing on everything you set your hand to.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Father in heaven, I commit everything I am to You today. Direct my steps. Order my destiny. Give me the plan to accomplish every dream and desire You've placed within me. In Jesus' Name. Amen."