Steps, ORDERED.

By: Donovan Parker

"Order my steps in Your Word dear Lord, lead me, Guide me everyday. Send your anointing, Father I pray, Order my steps in Your Word."

I'm sure many of us are familiar with the lyrics of the song above. For me, these words ARE becoming my DAILY testimony. I'm sure to many it is one of the greatest accomplishments to be able to say, "I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill." For me, the feat hasn't really set in yet and I mainly feel that it is because I haven't DISCOVERED God's purpose for my life yet. I go back and forth with myself trying to decide whether it's best to continue pursuing higher education or to enter the daily grind that is a career.

I took the scripture, [Jeremiah 29:11 -"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."] a little out of context.

Does the Lord know everything that I think and plan to do - YES! AND He "is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think" - Ephesians 3:20

BUT I was leaving out a critical element. I didn't petition God with the things I wanted.

Proverbs 16:3 says, "Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established."

This means that in fact, God honors and respects the desires of my heart. What a privilege to have things that you THINK about come to pass. We just have to remember the conditionality of the verse. When we have committed our works to Him, He can be pleased with reverence and will honor our thoughts.

He wants us to take part in the things that He has planned for us. Then we honor Him by giving them back to Him.

Proverbs 3:6

"In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."

I encourage you, brothers and sisters to seek God; commit each task (for the rest of YOUR LIFE to Him)-tell Him your goals and He'll ORDER YOUR STEPS!!

Love you all,

DonP