PREPARING YOUR WAYS BEFORE GOD
By DIGC 15 September 2020
The best place to arrange and prepare what you are to do for the day is at
the place of prayer.
SCRIPTURE: So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the
Lord his God. 2 Chronicles 27:6
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The best place to arrange and prepare what you are to
do for the day is the place of prayer.
Earlier, we saw that appreciation to God is wisdom for daily living because
your life appreciates when you appreciate God. On the other hand, your life
depreciates when you refuse to appreciate God. So, appreciation to God is
wisdom for daily living.
Now, another wisdom tip for daily living is, preparing your ways in the day
before the Lord.
In preparing your ways in the day before the Lord, you identify critical
things that must be done in the day. What this means is that you should
maintain a schedule for each day.
2 Chronicles 27:6 says, So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his
ways before the Lord his God.
The best place to arrange and prepare what you are to do for the day is at
the place of prayer. You prepare your day beforehand so it is not wasted. You
can have a daily schedule. In your daily schedule, identify the necessary and
vital things that you need to do in the day and write them down. You do this at
the place of prayer. At the place of prayer, you connect wisdom, power,
direction, and Divine idea for what to do for the day.
Job 38:12 says, Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused
the dayspring to know his place;
Beloved, you are to command your days in the morning; tell the day how it
should go. It is not just praying but scheduling or planning the day. Command
it and give it a direction. Identify what you must do for each day if the day
must be successful. But don’t over schedule it with many things so it doesn’t
get congested and you get frustrated at the end of the day if everything on your
schedule is not achieved. Don’t over-load your schedule with numerous
activities. Just ensure that things that are very critical and vital to move
your life forward are included in your schedule for the day. Preparing your way
in the day before the Lord is a secret of might.
To do otherwise is like entering a vehicle before asking the driver where
he is going. It is like starting a journey in the day without knowing where you
are going. It can also be likened to entering a university before finding out what
course you are to study. It is not supposed to be so.
My counsel is, prepare your ways in the day before the Lord. Don’t start a
journey into the day before knowing where you are going. Live wisely daily.
Remember this: The best place to arrange and prepare what you are to do for
the day is the place of prayer.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Prayerfully draw a schedule for each day before the day starts.
2. Present your schedule before God and command each day to go according to
your plan.
3. Follow your drawn schedule for the day rigidly and diligently.
4. Do not over schedule the day with many things and avoid distractions
that will affect your schedule.
PRAYER: Lord, I ask for the grace to schedule my day before it starts. Help
me not to waste my day, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: WISDOM FOR DAILY LIVING.
QUOTE: There are many people on earth today who live a random life – life
by random motion. They live their life by randomization and inference. They do
not have God on their schedule at all. To such people, if a thing happens ‘that
way’, it probably means the other should be ‘this way’. Culled from “21 FOOLISH
THINGS PEOPLE DO” by Dr Paul Enenche.
DAILY READING: Hosea 4-6
AMAZING FACT: Ants have no lungs! They simply have tiny holes from which
oxygen enters and carbon dioxide leaves.
PROPHETIC DECLARATION/WORD: Grace, wisdom and discipline to prepare your
way before the Lord daily is released upon you, in Jesus’ Name.