Like many folks, I am a “notorious” Do-It-Yourselfer. My family jokes about it. I am routinely watching internet videos on how to fix appliances, cars, understand physiology, nutrition, and many other topics, then running back and forth to the hardware store, auto parts store, or health food store on my DIY mission.

However, in a recent Bible study, I realized that Christianity is not a Do-It-Yourself activity. Yes, we make decisions on our own to follow God’s rules for behavior ourselves, but God’s will is not something we choose and do on our own.

Paul tells us in Philippians 2:13, “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” KJV. The NLT version puts it like this, “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.”

So God’s plan isn’t for us to come up with some idea on our own, and then ask for His blessing and support. His plan is for us to see and hear His direction and do it. It is God working his will through us. When we follow this path, he makes things happen we could never do on our own.

Dear Lord, help us look and listen for your will then work on your plan, knowing that you can accomplish through us much more than we can do on our own. In Jesus’ name. Amen.