The Cart Before The Horse
The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.
Proverbs 21:31
My father often accused me of "getting the cart before the horse" by making big plans to be rich and famous at an early age. He would gently point out the flaws in my childish plans and explain why they would not work.
Solomon points out the same above. Why would you depend on the horse for protection during battle when the only one that can provide safety is the Lord? Literally, putting the horse before safe battle plans! Don't we do the same with our Christianity? We often make big plans on how we can show God's love to others when he will provide the opportunity with or without our input!
So instead of making big plans, why not submit to His will? That way, we don't have to develop elaborate plans to prove our Christianity. But simply ask, "Lord, what would you have me to do?"
Proverbs 21:31
My father often accused me of "getting the cart before the horse" by making big plans to be rich and famous at an early age. He would gently point out the flaws in my childish plans and explain why they would not work.
Solomon points out the same above. Why would you depend on the horse for protection during battle when the only one that can provide safety is the Lord? Literally, putting the horse before safe battle plans! Don't we do the same with our Christianity? We often make big plans on how we can show God's love to others when he will provide the opportunity with or without our input!
So instead of making big plans, why not submit to His will? That way, we don't have to develop elaborate plans to prove our Christianity. But simply ask, "Lord, what would you have me to do?"
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