S) "4 He who watches the wind will not sow and he who looks at the clouds will not reap."
Ecclesiastes 11:4 (NASB)
*because there are already entries for each of these chapters, I also read Ecclesiastes 11
*because there are already entries for each of these chapters, I also read Ecclesiastes 11
O) This chapter reads a lot like the book of Proverbs, with the general theme here being, do what you can, because life is fleeting and difficult to predict. In this particular verse, though, there is a caution about planning or speculating, at the expense of doing. Watching the wind, or looking at the clouds, are things a farmer might find useful. However, if that becomes a preoccupation, it will come at the expense of sowing and reaping.
A) This isn't exactly my struggle. I don't know that I could rightly be called a planner, per se, but I do sometimes suffer from being too hypothetical, or too analytical. I want information, but I don't do anything with it. Just like the warning to be doers of the word, and not hearers only (see James 1:22-25), I want to be more proactive with other areas of my life. There is, right now, a desire with my family to move to Montana. I want to be careful to follow God. I want to be confident in His timing. However, I don't want to spin my wheels speculating. I want to plant seeds, I want to reap a harvest. I want to make specific plans, that will be expressions of my faith in God about this move. I want to be sowing seeds of prayer, and preparing my kids to move, and simplifying my life here and now, so we are ready to go, whenever God clears the way.
P) Father, Your grace has been so good, that I can't rightly describe it. I know, that I don't really know, the depths of Your grace. I trust that, even if I miss Your will about this move to Montana, I know that Your grace is sufficient for me. Still, I want to be faithful in trusting You and planning things out. I want to find the balance between planting seeds and watching clouds. Help me to be more proactive, stretching my faith, while also being patient and waiting for Your timing. Let Your will be done, and be glorified with how I watch and do. In Jesus's name I pray. Amen.
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