before anything else

It's the last day of January.. and now that it is ending, it feels like I'm still trying to get started. Like I'm still about to start the new year. The month went by quite fast but just enough time for me to rest and think. 

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I spent this last day of January with a blissful feeling. I had my usual Sunday morning tutorial class, did some laundry, took a nap, went out and bought some stuff, had some quality time with myself by eating something good at a nice cafe, drank coffee, watched Sunday service and spent time with the Lord in prayer. I ended my day with a good shower, new bed sheets, and a really good skin care routine. It feels so refreshing. Feels like healing.

And for that, I'd like to share something. 

Today's Bible verse is Proverbs 16:3 - "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans."

Commitment.

In today's fast and changing times, I observed that people find it hard to commit. It might be on a something (such as your current job) or a someone (such as your current fling :p). People had indulged in the notion of not having any labels in relationships up to not even considering marriages because they don't want to be part of something that is binding.

This I can attest in my struggle on whether I should take a postpaid plan to buy a cellphone or not. Why is this an issue? Because entering so means I will be 2-year bound by a contract, paying monthly.. which means I also have to stay in my current job for 2 years (or more) to securely be able to pay this postpaid plan.

I could not imagine that. I find it hard to commit that long. 

But why? And to this I realized. I think it's because I have no concrete plans of where I am going. Most probably because I'm afraid of the uncertainty. I can imagine what I don't want to happen but couldn't figure out what should and what I wanted to happen. I couldn't commit because I have not established my plans.

Now, Proverbs 16:3 reminds me of what it should be. 

So we must first commit to the Lord. Whatever we do. Wherever we go. Whatever season we are in, we must commit to the Lord. The word commit here I think means "to put into charge or trust" and "obligate; bind" (source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary).

After having been committed to the Lord, He will then establish your plans. Establish - "to bring into existence"; "to make firm or stable". He will then make clear to us the course of our paths. And this gives me hope, that I will eventually have a future in Him. 

As a new month is starting, before making any dreams & plans, before anything else.. may we first commit our hearts to the Lord so that our plans will also be aligned to His.

Thank you Father for this wonderful season I am in right now. It's hard but I'm excited to see the growth that can come out from this. I pray that for the rest of the year, I will never stop seeking you and will constantly yearn to read your Word. I pray that whatever I do and is planning to do will be aligned according to Your will. May this heart be always ready to commit to you, Father. This I ask in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.