Snapshots
Biblical Truth
OF
I Did It MY Way
BIBLE REFERENCES:
Proverbs 3:5, 6 (NIV) “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”
Proverbs 4:25-27(NIV) “Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm. Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.”
Proverbs 10:29 (NIV) “The way of the Lord is a refuge for the righteous, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.”
Proverbs 11:21(NIV) “Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.”
Proverbs 12:15 (NIV) “The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.”
Proverbs 14:12 (NIV) “There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.”
Proverbs 16:7 (NIV) “When a man’s ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his enemies live at peace with him.”
Proverbs 16:9 (NIV) “In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.”
Proverbs 16:18 (NIV) “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.”
Proverbs 19:2, 3 (NIV) “It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way. A man’s own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the Lord.”
Proverbs 19:21 (NIV) “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”
Proverbs 21:2, 3 (NIV) “All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the Lord weighs the heart. To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.”
Proverbs 22:6 (NIV) “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.”
Proverbs 24:19, 20 (NIV) “Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of the wicked, for the evil man has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.”
APPLICATION:
Probably one of the most arrogant songs ever written was, “I did it my way” (just my opinion!). The song was made popular many years ago by a famous singer.
The lyrics of the song have always stuck in my craw. To think anyone would be so arrogant as to claim he has done everything his own way demonstrates his sheer ignorance about God. The real truth of the matter is that none of us can even take our very next breath without God’s permission! It’s absolutely absurd to even think we can do everything we want when we want.
We can try to do things our own way, if we desire, but God will always have the last word. Not only will He have the last word, He will also decide for us where we will spend eternity after this life is over. It will either be with his blessing or with His curse.
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A PRAYER:
“God, forgive me for trying to do everything my own way. Forgive me for all the time I have wasted, help me to get back on your path for my life.”
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