2. Planning is one of the most important aspects of life – We plan our day – We plan our lives Planning is also involved in living a spiritual life – We cannot plan to do wrong – We must plan to do right We must take serious consideration in planning our future – We all want to be successful, but being successful in life has a lot to do with how we plan our future – Do you have a plan?---What are your goals?---Spiritually, educationally, marriage, church Three major mistakes we make when planning the future – Self-Centered Planning – Self-Confident Presumption – Self-Complacent Procrastination Planning is one of the most important aspects of life – We plan our day – We plan our lives Planning is also involved in living a spiritual life – We cannot plan to do wrong – We must plan to do right We must take serious consideration in planning our future – We all want to be successful, but being successful in life has a lot to do with how we plan our future – Do you have a plan?---What are your goals?---Spiritually, educationally, marriage, church Three major mistakes we make when planning the future – Self-Centered Planning – Self-Confident Presumption – Self-Complacent Procrastination

3. This man planned the future of his business – He planned the period of time: Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow – He planned the places he would go: we will go into such a city, – He planned his procedure: and continue there a year, and buy and sell, – He planned his profits: and get gain: The Bible does not discourage planning. This man made plans without God in them. He did not seek the will of God – Ps 32:8-9----What would you really do if you had a million dollars? God has a plan for every area in your life – Confess our sins (Get your heart right with God) I Jon 1:6; 8-9 – Consecration (Do you really want to know the will of God----do you just want God to help you in your plans?) Prov 3:5-6 – Concentration (Listen to God) Prov 8:33-35 God called a man a fool because he did not have him in his plans Lk 12:16-21 This man planned the future of his business – He planned the period of time: Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow – He planned the places he would go: we will go into such a city, – He planned his procedure: and continue there a year, and buy and sell, – He planned his profits: and get gain: The Bible does not discourage planning. This man made plans without God in them. He did not seek the will of God – Ps 32:8-9----What would you really do if you had a million dollars? God has a plan for every area in your life – Confess our sins (Get your heart right with God) I Jon 1:6; 8-9 – Consecration (Do you really want to know the will of God----do you just want God to help you in your plans?) Prov 3:5-6 – Concentration (Listen to God) Prov 8:33-35 God called a man a fool because he did not have him in his plans Lk 12:16-21

4. Future: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow v14a – The fact is that we all do not really know what is going to happen in the future – We cannot change the past, nor can we predict the future---The only thing we control is the here and now! Matt 6:33-34 Fait: For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away V14b – What is certain about life?----it is short---you will die. Prov 27:1 – Life is compared to a vapor of smoke! – Time is fleeting---we must be careful not to waste time Ps 90:10 Faith: For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that v 15 – The fact is that we should depend on the Lord – Ps 23 “The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want” – “Not my will but let thy will be done” Matt 26:39 Future: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow v14a – The fact is that we all do not really know what is going to happen in the future – We cannot change the past, nor can we predict the future---The only thing we control is the here and now! Matt 6:33-34 Fait: For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away V14b – What is certain about life?----it is short---you will die. Prov 27:1 – Life is compared to a vapor of smoke! – Time is fleeting---we must be careful not to waste time Ps 90:10 Faith: For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that v 15 – The fact is that we should depend on the Lord – Ps 23 “The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want” – “Not my will but let thy will be done” Matt 26:39

5. Pride: But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil v16 – Disposition of ignoring God----Many people do not have any concern for God in their live (sometimes the wealthy feel they have no need for God) – Self-sufficient---rejoicing in this attitude is evil and a sin – God knows how to bring you down – Nabal--- Who is David” Procrastination: Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin v17 – Procrastination is one of the biggest problems we have today – It is a sin to omit to do what is right Pro 3:27 – King Zedekiah allowed Jeremiah to be put in stocks and thrown into the pit – People are not saved because they have failed to do what they ought to do Acts 22:18, Acts 24:25 – The sin of omission is why some homes are falling apart-----all you have to do is nothing….just neglect what you ought to do – In the church Pride: But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil v16 – Disposition of ignoring God----Many people do not have any concern for God in their live (sometimes the wealthy feel they have no need for God) – Self-sufficient---rejoicing in this attitude is evil and a sin – God knows how to bring you down – Nabal--- Who is David” Procrastination: Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin v17 – Procrastination is one of the biggest problems we have today – It is a sin to omit to do what is right Pro 3:27 – King Zedekiah allowed Jeremiah to be put in stocks and thrown into the pit – People are not saved because they have failed to do what they ought to do Acts 22:18, Acts 24:25 – The sin of omission is why some homes are falling apart-----all you have to do is nothing….just neglect what you ought to do – In the church

6. We must plan for the future In all of our planning we must have God involved We plan a lot of things---clothes, education, day The most import plan we can make is planning our spiritual future Have you made plans for your future! We must plan for the future In all of our planning we must have God involved We plan a lot of things---clothes, education, day The most import plan we can make is planning our spiritual future Have you made plans for your future!