As a retired civil service manager I had two favorite sayings my staff got tired of hearing:
1. Don’t worry about the mule being blind; just load the wagon.
2. Plan your work and work your plan.
I’m a planner, it’s what I do. The ultimate plan is figuring out how to please God, maximize our rewards in heaven and wind up in a leadership position once we go home. The Bible is the key because it contains God’s wisdom and instructions for us to be successful in everything I just described. After salvation start obeying God’s commands. We are weak and cannot do it on our own nor are we expected to. We are indwelt by the Holy Spirit so He will help us. We just need to pray continuously for God to help us be obedient to His Word, which God will do because it’s His will for us as well. The key is to know what to ask God for, then ask for it and keep asking for it until you get it.
God’s commands in the Bible:
- Study the Word of God for knowledge and understanding (9 times)
- Pray to God continuously (17 times)
- Give to the needy (10 times)
- Assemble and worship God (10 times)
- Walk with God through faith in Jesus (16 times)
- Invest in personal relationships ( 23 times)
- Resist evil (10 times)
- Obey the 12 original commandments ( 12 times)
King Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived and after thinking long and hard about life and happiness he came up with one conclusion. Life is meaningless apart from a right relationship with God. Wealth, fame and power mean nothing. We are dust and after our brief flicker of time on this earth we go back home to the one who made us to live in fellowship with God forever (if we accept God’s mercy and grace). Our standing in heaven will be based solely on how we live our lives here on earth (it’s why we’re here). What we do now, right now, will affect us for the billions and billions of years of eternity in heaven. Study God’s Word while there is time, obey the commands of God including the Great Commission of Jesus to share the gospel message to everyone who will listen to you.