Title: IGNORING GOD (18)
Series: James
Scripture: James 4:13-17
Author: Stephen Whitney
On August 4, 1987, Jim Dickson set sail from Rhode Island for England on a 36-foot sloop named the EYE OPENER. What made this voyage so unusual was that Dickson had been legally blind since he was 7 years-old. The EYE OPENER was specially equipped for the journey. It had a $12,000 computer system.
A radar unit that would whistle if it detected an object ahead.
A satellite navigation system to guide the vessel and to track
it's progress. Even if all those systems failed, he had a Braille compass.
One sailing expert thought that he had a good chance of making the trip across the Atlantic. But several days out to sea, he ran into problems. First, his autopilot and navigation system broke down.
Then he ran into bad weather. Without really reliable equipment,
he was doubly helpless and he was forced to abandon his plans,
hopes and dreams. All his time, planning and effort couldn't
make the trip a success. Life is like that sometimes.
Our plans, hopes and dreams sometimes fail because life
is unpredictable. We don't know what the future holds.
Because life is unpredictable, we must ask God for guidance
When we make our plans. We must ask for his wisdom as
we decide what we are going to do.
There is a saying, "Those who don't plan, plan to fail."
It is important for us to plan because if we don't, either
nothing happens or things are not done well.
While it is important to plan, Christians should have the attitude,
"My plans are subject to God's approval for him to change them."
PLANS ARE FOCUSED :13
Business travel in the first century was common as the Roman system of roads made travel easy and the Jews were great traders and merchants. James is speaking to a person who is looking at
a map and points to a certain city on it where he plans to go.
One example of traveling for business is in Acts 16:14 where Lydia i ...
Series: James
Scripture: James 4:13-17
Author: Stephen Whitney
On August 4, 1987, Jim Dickson set sail from Rhode Island for England on a 36-foot sloop named the EYE OPENER. What made this voyage so unusual was that Dickson had been legally blind since he was 7 years-old. The EYE OPENER was specially equipped for the journey. It had a $12,000 computer system.
A radar unit that would whistle if it detected an object ahead.
A satellite navigation system to guide the vessel and to track
it's progress. Even if all those systems failed, he had a Braille compass.
One sailing expert thought that he had a good chance of making the trip across the Atlantic. But several days out to sea, he ran into problems. First, his autopilot and navigation system broke down.
Then he ran into bad weather. Without really reliable equipment,
he was doubly helpless and he was forced to abandon his plans,
hopes and dreams. All his time, planning and effort couldn't
make the trip a success. Life is like that sometimes.
Our plans, hopes and dreams sometimes fail because life
is unpredictable. We don't know what the future holds.
Because life is unpredictable, we must ask God for guidance
When we make our plans. We must ask for his wisdom as
we decide what we are going to do.
There is a saying, "Those who don't plan, plan to fail."
It is important for us to plan because if we don't, either
nothing happens or things are not done well.
While it is important to plan, Christians should have the attitude,
"My plans are subject to God's approval for him to change them."
PLANS ARE FOCUSED :13
Business travel in the first century was common as the Roman system of roads made travel easy and the Jews were great traders and merchants. James is speaking to a person who is looking at
a map and points to a certain city on it where he plans to go.
One example of traveling for business is in Acts 16:14 where Lydia i ...
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