Commit Your Way to God’s Way

Commit Your Way to God’s Way

The start of a new year always feels full of possibility. Fresh calendars. New goals. Renewed hope. But as we begin this year together at Frontier Church, the deeper question isn’t what are we planning—it’s who are we seeking.

Proverbs 16:9 reminds us,
“The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.”

Planning isn’t wrong. In fact, Scripture assumes that we will plan. The danger comes when our plans are shaped by our own confidence rather than surrendered dependence on God. As we reflected on this past Sunday, God is not just interested in our goals—He’s deeply concerned with the motives of our hearts behind them.

That’s why, before rushing headlong into another busy year, we are pausing as a church family to seek the Lord through 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting.

These next three weeks are not about earning God’s favor or checking a spiritual box. They are about alignment. About rolling our plans, our work, our hopes, and even our uncertainties onto the Lord and saying, “If You don’t establish this, we don’t want it.”

Proverbs 16:3 says,
“Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.”

To “commit” means to surrender—not to ask God to bless what we’ve already decided, but to invite Him to shape what we decide in the first place. Sometimes that means God confirms our direction. Other times, He lovingly redirects us. Either way, surrender leads us into peace, because our confidence rests not in our strategy but in His sovereignty.

As a church plant, we’ve seen this firsthand. We’ve made plans, worked hard, and prayed bold prayers. Yet God has often slowed us down—not to frustrate us, but to form us. What feels like delay to us is often preparation in God’s hands.

That’s why I’m inviting every person connected to Frontier Church to walk with us through these 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting. Follow along with the prayer guide. Set aside daily time to seek the Lord. Pray big, God-sized prayers—but pray them with open hands.

James 4:15 captures the posture we want in 2026:
“If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”

Our desire is simple: plans that are God-formed, not self-formed. Steps that are established by Him. And hearts that are fully surrendered to His will—for His glory and our joy.

Let’s seek the Lord together. The best way forward is always God’s way.


Blessings,

Dr. Travis Young