The Key to being useful to God: Abondon one's own plans

Even the good plans we make for ourself when it comes to our own strategy to serve God are a hinderance when they block God from using you as he sees fit. Unless called by God, our plans are apt to end in ruin. Once called by God it is he that fulfills the plan. For this reason, our surrender to God is the key to being useful in service to him.