![]() ![]() We speak about the future and create a future that we desire with our words. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”Īs humans, with limited foresight, we make many plans. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. James 4:13-15Ĭome 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. The following bible verses about planning ahead can be mantras for you to prepare ahead and to pray often. ![]() But to be conscious of the Holy Spirit and the fact that God’s plans will have the final say. Proverbs 19:2ĭesire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way He gave us free will and the ability to choose to prepare for our future and his plans for us, or we can sit back and allow life to happen around us. He has the final say in any situation.īut, he didn’t create us and leave us on earth without choices. Now, as Christians we know that in the end God is in control. Planning allows us to prepare for the things that we can control. This is a very commonly recited quote and there is so much truth in it. This doesn’t mean we end up striving and being busy, on the contrary, when we plan we increase our ability and capacity to serve God well and rest in him well. Planning helps you steward your time well When we plan, when we make the best use of the precious time we are given, we ensure that we are stewarding our time well and increasing our ability to be fruitful. Planning helps us minimize idle time Have you ever noticed that you get into the most mess when you are not diligently working towards something? Planning and goal setting helps you ensure that at any given time you have a purpose (even if the purpose of a particular step in the plan is waiting on God. Planning and setting goals helps us to see the vision and make sure we are prepared for it. He directs us and gives us opportunity to grow. We serve a God who will lead us in the right direction, but he also doesn’t spoon feed us. Planning helps you see your purpose Planning helps us be very specific about our prayers and how we seek god. Planning provides us with some pretty amazing benefits that help us navigate this human experience better like: The only way to ensure the success of our plans is to test them with the desires of God’s heart. We should make plans, but those plans should be made through counsel with God. ![]() In many of theses planning bible verses the Lord’s command is clear. There are many examples of bible verses about planning for us to study. 6 Remember God has a plan for you What does the bible say about planning? ![]()
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