James has such a no-nonsense, down-to-earth approach to his faith. He lives in the here and now. And his straightforward advice always catches me off-guard.
Stop kidding yourself about how much control you have over your own future! That's his advice and in fact, he goes on to call it boasting, and calls such boasting a sin!
James is not telling us we shouldn't make plans. Not at all. He's telling us what our attitude should be as people who submit ourselves to God. We should humbly approach our planning, as people who recognize our lives are brief and that we are in God's hands. I would add that we ought to consider God's eternal perspective as our yardstick as we make our plans for the future.
In a very practical way, we should seek to make plans that align with the Lord's will, something we can only do prayerfully. And we need to realize that even then, our plans won't always line up with his!
Today, I will prayerfully approach all my plans, seeking to submit my goals and agendas to the Lord.
John the Baptist, the voice crying in the desert, pray for us.
Today, I will prayerfully approach all my plans, seeking to submit my goals and agendas to the Lord.
John the Baptist, the voice crying in the desert, pray for us.
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