How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone. What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.” Otherwise you are boasting about your own plans, and all such boasting is evil.—James 4:14-16 (NLT)
Heavenly Father,
Let me always, first trust You to guide me as I make my plans—and keep me ready to have my plans interrupted by Your even better plans and purposes for me—knowing that You always will do what is best for me and will always work in every situation for my good.
You know everything about
my past—every thought I have had, every word I have spoken, every deed I have done,
and the motive of my heart that has driven each one—while I have forgotten much
of my past.
You know everything about
my present—all the “whys” of where I am now, for You are in my every moment,
never letting go of my right hand—while I am uncertain of all that my present may
mean in Your divine plan.
You know everything about
my future—for You know the plans You have made for me and You have already been
to where I am going (and even still remain there, waiting for me)—while I have
no idea what my future may hold.
How arrogant and foolish
it would be for me to presume to tell You what I am going to do—as if each
moment that I live, each breath that I take, is not a gift from You that could be
my very last. How foolish it is to waste
the time You have given me by not fully living every moment right now!
Keep me from arrogantly
boasting about my own plans and let me only boast in what You have done, what You are doing, and what You have graciously shown me about
what You will do—so that You will receive all the glory, honor and praise for
my life.
Let me always, first trust You to guide me as I make my plans—and keep me ready to have my plans interrupted by Your even better plans and purposes for me—knowing that You always will do what is best for me and will always work in every situation for my good.
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.
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