Copied From Our Daily Bread
2012-05-18 Not What I Planned
— by
Anne Cetas
Our Daily Bread Radio is hosted by Les Lamborn
Read : Psalm
37 : 1 - 8
37:1 A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
37:2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
37:3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. verily: Heb. in truth, or, stableness
37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
37:5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. Commit...: Heb. Roll thy way upon
37:6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
37:7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Rest in: Heb. Be silent to
37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
Rest in the Lord. —Psalm 37:7
Bible in a Year : Job 14 - 17
This isn’t the way I expected my life to be.
I wanted to marry at 19, have a half-dozen children, and settle into life as a wife and mother.
But instead I went to work, married in my forties, and never had children.
For a number of years I was hopeful that Psalm 37:4 might be for me a God-guaranteed promise: “He shall give you the desires of your heart.”
But God doesn’t always “bring it to pass” (v.5), and unmet desires stir up occasional sadness.
Like mine, your life may have turned out differently than you planned.
A few thoughts from Psalm 37 may be helpful (even though the psalm is primarily about comparing ourselves to the wicked).
We learn from verse 4 that unfulfilled desires don’t have to take the joy out of life.
As we get to know God’s heart, He becomes our joy.
“Commit your way to the Lord” (v.5). The word commit means “to
roll.”
Bible teacher Herbert Lockyear, Sr., says, “‘Roll thy way upon the Lord,’ as one who lays upon the shoulders of one stronger than himself a burden which he is not able to bear.”
“Trust also in Him” (v.5). When we confidently entrust everything to God, we can “rest in the Lord” (v.7), for He is bringing about His best for our lives.
As I walk along life’s pathway,
Though the way I cannot see,
I shall follow in His footsteps,
For He has a plan for me. —Thiesen
A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. —Proverbs 16:9
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