Making Plans for Tomorrow
When it comes to making plans, James gives some excellent advice (James 4:13-16). We all make plans for tomorrow, but James is telling us that we need to keep in mind that our plans are subject to God’s plans; we are not the one with ultimate control in life.
James acknowledges the fact that life cannot be lived without making plans. He writes about “going into a city” and spending a year there doing business. But, James makes a very honest and brutal statement. We “do not know what