So yesterday I read about how prideful it is to even remotely assume and plan that we will live another day or another year and make such-and-such amount of money. Our lives are short.
"Instead, you ought to say, 'If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that.'"
This is pretty straightforward. But how far should we take this? Should we say, "If it is the Lord's will I will wake up tomorrow. Then, if it is the Lord's will, I will eat breakfast. Then, if it is the Lord's will, I will get dressed and start my day." I don't think that this is saying that you shouldn't ever plan and live continually on the edge of your seat. Although, I do think it bears a warning on making long-term, money-making plans. Even so, I think the main point is that we should hold our plans in open hands, subject and sensitive to the will of the Lord. Which means we need to be deeply involved in reading the Word and praying, so we can know what that will is.
Now listening: Anberlin (listen to "Autobahn")
Now reading: "Dusk" by Clinton Scollard
Country: Moldova
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