If we have learned anything over the last 17 months, it’s that when we make a plan of any kind, we’d better be prepared for the reality of needing to change those plans. Just about every plan you’ve made over the course of this year and half has probably needed to change. We’ve changed vacation plans, financial plans, school plans, work location plans, wedding venue plans, and more.
Our summer study in Proverbs is all about learning to merge God’s wisdom with the everyday parts of life. Planning is one of those critical items. We make calendar plans, financial plans, and life plans. Did you know that God counsels us in the book of Proverbs about planning?
This is the sermon for this coming Sunday, August 15: “Making Plans that Matter!” In preparing for this Sunday, I would ask you to read these passages:
But don’t stop at the book of Proverbs! I ask you to read:
- James 4:13-17 — I find the book of James to strongly lay out God’s proverbial wisdom for us.
Then finish by reflecting again on a passage we taught weeks ago:
In each of these passages, ponder the plans you make in your own life, asking some of these key questions:
- What are the plans I’ve made for my life?
- How do I react when those plans do not come to fruition the way I expect them to?
- How tightly do I hold onto those plans for my personal comfort?
- How do I react when the plans have to change?
- What is God’s counsel in his Word and in these passages about the plans of my life?
We’ll see you Sunday morning at 10 a.m. as we dig into God’s Word.
