“What Is
Your Life?”
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that
city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why,
you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a
mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead,
you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” As it
is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil. If anyone, then, knows the good
they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.
James 4:13-17
Life is full of surprises, some of which take life in unwelcome
directions. When a family member loses a job, or their health, or their
marriage – life can take a drastic turn.
No matter what happens, trust in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Is it wrong to plan for the future? Of course not.
It is unwise, however, to forget that God may allow some uncontrollable and
unexpected events, as He sees fit. Ultimately, all that happens is for the
best, even when it’s hard to see. We must trust Him and His plans for our
future.
We may not know what the future holds,
but we can trust the One who
holds the future.
Our Daily
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