Friday, September 09, 2011

Digging Deeper James 4:13-14a Points to ponder

James 4:13-14a
Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"- yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring.

Points to Ponder
"yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring" - Over the years I have had to learn to hold my plans with a loose hand. So many times I have been disappointed because things did not go the way I wanted, the way I planned. This especially happens when you have small children - they tend to get sick at the most inopportune times.
When you make plans do you do so as if you get to decide what tomorrow brings or is there the foundational belief somewhere in the back of your mind that truly God is sovereign and that only He knows tomorrow, in fact he not only knows it He has purposed and determined it.

Nothing will happen tomorrow that will catch Him by surprise.
Nothing will happen tomorrow that will disappoint Him, because He already knows it.
Nothing will happen tomorrow that will thwart His will or plan.
Nothing will happen tomorrow that He has not ordained or allowed.
Nothing will happen tomorrow that He cannot redeem.
Nothing will happen tomorrow that He cannot take you through.
Nothing will happen tomorrow that is beyond His ability or desire to forgive.
Nothing will happen tomorrow that is too big for His grace.
Nothing will happen tomorrow that is beyond His control.
Nothing will happen tomorrow that is beyond the reaches of His love and mercy.
Nothing will happen tomorrow that will stump or confuse Him.
Nothing will happen tomorrow that He has not already woven into His plan, His purpose and His goal for your life.

You may not know what tomorrow will bring, but He does.

Blessings,
Diane

Diane Hunt is the Director of Addiction Recovery and Development at America's KESWICK. In addition to her Keswick responsibilities which keep her busy, she loves to read, write and teach, travel and laugh with her grandchildren. Diane has been married to her husband John over 26 years. She has 2 children, 3 grandchildren, 3 step-children, and 7 step-grandchildren.

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