100 Days to a Healthier ChurchSample

Day 20

Today’s Big Idea: Commit yourself to be open to what Jesus is doing. Right now, you may have an idea about where you think these 100 Days will take your church. Maybe you have a few possible outcomes in mind. “It will probably be A, but if something else happens, it will be B, and if that goes sideways, we might end up at C.” But any time we give God an A, B or C choice, He always picks D or M or 7 or purple. God often takes us somewhere completely off our scale of possibilities.

We need to be ready, willing, and committed to follow Jesus wherever He takes us—however expected, unexpected, surprising, or seemingly mundane.

Key Verse: Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans (Proverbs 16:3).

Thoughts to Consider: Take note that in the Key Verse, God doesn’t follow our plans, he establishes them. They become our plans, but they start as His plans, not ours. Mature believers don’t ask God to follow our plans, we commit to following God’s plans.