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 Not Wrong To Plan For The Future!  Plans for college,  Plans for a career  Plans for marriage,  Plans for family  Plans for vacation,  Plans for retirement  Plans for church growth

 Not Wrong To Plan For The Future!  We Need To Understand The Limit of Our Control Over The Future!  God’s Will Needs To Be Considered In All of Our Plans!

James 4:13-17 (NKJV) 13 Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit"; 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

James 4:13-17 (NKJV) 15 Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.“ 16 But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. 17 Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

 The Problem Of Self Confidence - (13)  The Lack of Knowledge & Control - (14)  The Right Perspective On Planning – (15)  It Is Arrogant To Plan Without Considering God’s Will – (16)  Don’t Procrastinate - Take Advantage of Today – (17)

Merchants planning a business trip –  Planned a time to start – “Today or tomorrow” –  Planned the place to trade – “Such and such a city”  Planned how long the venture would last – “Spend a year there”  Planned their activities – “Buy and sell”  Planned the results – “And make a profit.”

 Their sin was not in "planning for the future" but rather leaving God’s will out of their plans – ( Note verse 15 )  Planning that takes God's will prayerfully into consideration is NOT wrong and in fact necessary! - Acts 15:36; 18:20- 21; 1 Co 16:5-9  How can we know God's will in all of these areas? - 2 Tim 2:15; Mat 6:33; Jam. 1:5; Rom. 8:28

 We Do Not Know What Will Happen Tomorrow! - Proverbs 27:1; Luke 12:19,20; 2 Cor. 6:2  We Cannot Control What Happens Tomorrow – (Life itself is Uncertain) –  Life is FRAIL (14b) - Ps 39:5-6,11; Jas 1:10-11;  Life is BRIEF (14c) - Job 9:25-26; Job 14:1; 1 Jn 2:17

 Contingent on God's approval - Col. 3:17; 1:10; 1 Thes 4:1; 1 John 3:22  Contingent on God’s plan – Deut. 29:29; Ac 18:21; Mat 26:39; Rom. 8:28  Contingent on God’s permission – 1 Co 16:7; Heb. 6:3; Job 1:6-12; 1 Thes 2:15

 To plan without taking into consideration God's will is to set ourselves up above God!- 16; Ps. 52:7  Such boasting is evil – 16; Is. 47:7-10

 We should take advantage of the opportunities presented today – 2 Cor. 6:2  Studying the Bible –  Attend every service possible  Visit the sick –  Giving –  Personal work –  Praying - Ability plus opportunity equals responsibility

 The Problem Of Self Confidence - (13)  The Lack of Knowledge & Control - (14)  The Right Perspective On Planning – (15)  It Is Arrogant To Plan Without Considering God’s Will – (16)  Don’t Procrastinate - Take Advantage of Today – (17)

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