Week 14, Day 2
April 5, 2022 Scripture: James 4 “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.”” (James 4:13–15) I’m reaching out to my friends who are planners. When I lack organizational skills, I’m just going to remind you of this verse! Haha! All kidding aside. There is a level of arrogance that settles into our hearts and minds when it comes to planning out our days. I am coaching both Audrey’s soccer and softball teams again, so I have a lot of planning and scheduling that needs to be done. I’m planned out the next couple of months. I know where I am supposed to be, and when. But this is just the sort of thing that James warns about. We really don’t know what will happen tomorrow. The whole season could change with some unfortunate circumstances. We’ve experienced that in ways we never imagined the last two years. James offers us something that alleviates a lot of the anxiety for us. A way to talk about the future and tomorrow, but also place everything in perspective: “If it is the Lord’s will.” How much would it help us through all of the pressure of planning, scheduling, getting things done, if we would simply remind ourselves who is in charge? It’s not me. It’s Him. It’s not my plans. It’s about his plans. My days are His days. Tomorrow God is with me, and His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. I’ll keep making my plans, I’ll just be a little more certain to remind myself where to put my trust.
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AuthorJordan Ickes, Minister of Etna Green Church of Christ. Archives
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