Day 21: Proverbs Road Tip

Proverbs 21:31: You can get the horses ready for battle, but it is the LORD who gives the victory.

It’s easy to assume that I have won the battles. It’s even easier to assume that I am RESPONSIBLE for the wins! I pray and then I set out to do all the winning. I worry about failing. I “plan around God”.

What I really need to do is just get my “horses” ready. God has given me abilities, knowledge, talents; it’s my responsibility to prepare and use those God given gifts. Those are the things that God uses to bring about victories in my life. But (and this is an important but)...but I must always realize that it is God who gives the victory. God is the One who takes our lives and arranges the circumstances for His plan.

I need to do my part – but attempting to manipulate either God or others is not my part.

I need to be focused on what I really can do and let God handle the rest. Anything less and I’m just fooling myself. I can manage my horses, but God manages the wins.