by David Scott Robertson
Have you ever started a project and not finished it?
Could it be that the fact that it petered out
Is an indicator that it may have been
“A good idea” and not necessarily “a God idea”?
I have launched so many
Projects, tasks and to-dos
That have eventually flopped, fizzled and failed.
My life has been a lot like shooting skeet.
I yell, “Pull!” as I launch what I think is a good idea
Only to watch in horror as it explodes in mid-air,
Having been shot to smithereens,
And crashes and burns to the ground like Skylab re-entering orbit.
“Well,” I reason, “It seemed like a good idea at the time.”
Can you not discern,
David,
The difference between, “a good idea,” and “a God idea?”
God ideas have staying power.
God ideas last and last and stand the test of time.
God ideas finish the race,
Navigate the icebergs,
Pass over the speed bumps,
Clear the hurdles,
Scale the walls,
Make it through the obstacle course of oppression,
And survive the combat that always comes against them.
God ideas come to their logical conclusion
At God’s appointed time and season.
God ideas do not return void
But accomplish what the Lord desires
And succeed in the matter for which He sent them.
Can you not discern,
David,
The difference between, “a good idea,” and “a God idea?”
Good is often the enemy of best.
The right thing at the wrong time is the wrong thing.
King David thought it was a good idea to build a magnificent temple for God.
It was not a God idea.
Joshua thought it was a good idea to make a pact with the Gibeonites.
It was not a God idea.
History is replete with good ideas
Gone sour,
Plans gone awry,
“Strokes of genius” having devastating and catastrophic results.
But a God idea is not that way at all.
It has more going for it than momentum…
It has anointing!
A God idea is a concept that is
Jehovah-sanctioned,
Trinity-approved,
Holy Ghost-empowered,
Divinely enabled,
Supernaturally guided,
Lord Jesus-ordained
Which makes things happen –
“Suddenly” or in the fullness of time.
This kind of God idea
Grows a church to the thousands,
Demolishes strongholds,
Heals the sick,
Raises the dead,
Confounds the wise,
Promotes the foolish,
Gets the job done,
Finishes the work.
My advice to myself,
And to you if you can receive it,
Is to inquire of the Lord.
Pray things through.
And include the Lord in the loop of your life.
Before you begin a journey of a thousand miles,
Ask the Lord, ‘Now, is this my idea or Yours?”
Before you prepare to go down a pathway of great sacrifice,
Consider if God has ordered these steps.
Before you enlist in the military,
Sign up for medical school,
Propose to your girlfriend,
Divorce your wife,
Accept a job offer,
Get into debt…
Why not ask the Lord,
“Is this what I am supposed to do?”
“Is this what I am supposed to be?”
Can you not discern,
Dear reader,
The difference between “a good idea,” and “a God idea?”
DSR
7/21/99