Getting in on God's Plan

Acts 15:28 - For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us...

The Lord used this phrase as I was reading this morning to revive a vital truth in my heart. How often do we as believers make our own plans, and then seek God's blessing upon them? Should it not be, as it was in the early church, that we seek God's plan, and jump on board? Jesus Christ told us to pray that God's will would be done on earth as it is in heaven (Matt. 6:10, Luke 11:2). How will God's will be accomplished here on earth if we are doing our will, rather than seeking what He desires to do? God has promised great blessings, but we will only see them manifested if we claim those promises His way. At each turn in life, no matter how small or insignificant it may seem, we must seek the leading of the Holy Spirit, that we may say as the apostles did at the Jerusalem Council, for it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us....