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Come now, you who say, Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town go into such and such a town and spend a year there and and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”trade and make a profit”
Point:Point:Bragging about plansBragging about plans
Principle:Principle:Uncertainty of your futureUncertainty of your futureIn this worldIn this world
What is your life? For you are What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishestime and then vanishes
Instead you ought to say, Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live “If the Lord wills, we will live
and do this or that”and do this or that”
Time is shortTime is shortSeek God before planningSeek God before planning
And follow as he leadsAnd follow as he leads
Action rather than dreamingAction rather than dreaming
Seeking instead of Self-Seeking instead of Self-PlanningPlanning
Redeeming, not wastingRedeeming, not wasting
As it is, you boast in your As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is arrogance. All such boasting is evil. evil. So whoever knows the So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sinit, for him it is sin- James 4:13-17- James 4:13-17
I'm busy:I'm busy:
Building a businessBuilding a businessRaising a familyRaising a family
Making plans for kidsMaking plans for kidsBut I'll get around to it…But I'll get around to it…
If you waitIf you waitUntil conditions are perfectUntil conditions are perfect
You'll never do anythingYou'll never do anything
If you waitIf you waitUntil conditions are perfectUntil conditions are perfect
You'll never do anythingYou'll never do anything(Hint: Faith is a risk…)(Hint: Faith is a risk…)
God is never God is never Obligated to blessObligated to bless
Where God has not ledWhere God has not led
……But the evil spirit answered But the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but Paul I recognize, but who are you?”who are you?”
Then the man in whom the evil Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, spirit was leaped on them,
overpowered them, and overpowered them, and prevailed against themprevailed against them
……so that they fled out of that so that they fled out of that house naked house naked and woundedand wounded- Acts 19:15-16- Acts 19:15-16
What you do…What you do…Make sure it's from GodMake sure it's from God
And then And then get busyget busy
Not settled yet…Not settled yet…
Just got married…Just got married…
When I get a good jobWhen I get a good job
I work too much right nowI work too much right now
When the kids get olderWhen the kids get older
When they leave the houseWhen they leave the house
““A man once gave a great A man once gave a great banquet and invited many…banquet and invited many…
And at the time for the And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to banquet he sent his servant to
say to those who say to those who had been invited, had been invited,
‘Come, for everything ‘Come, for everything is now ready’is now ready’
But they all alike began to But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please I must go out and see it. Please have me excused’have me excused’
And another said, ‘I have And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please go to examine them. Please have me excused’have me excused’
And another said, ‘I have And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore married a wife, and therefore
I cannot come’I cannot come’
So the servant came and So the servant came and reported these things to his reported these things to his master. master. Then the master of the house Then the master of the house became angry and said to his became angry and said to his servant,servant,
‘‘Go out quickly to the streets Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring and lanes of the city, and bring
in the poor and crippled and in the poor and crippled and blind and lame’blind and lame’
And the servant said, ‘Sir, what And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been you commanded has been
done, and still there is room.’ done, and still there is room.’ And the master said And the master said
to the servant,to the servant,
‘‘Go out to the highways and Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be come in, that my house may be filled…filled…
For I tell you, none of those For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall men who were invited shall taste my banquet’”taste my banquet’”- Luke 14:16-24- Luke 14:16-24
God will redeemGod will redeemBut why miss opportunitiesBut why miss opportunities
We'll never get back…?We'll never get back…?
God puts it in her heartGod puts it in her heart
And it makes no senseAnd it makes no senseIt's courting disasterIt's courting disaster
Let her alone. She has done a Let her alone. She has done a beautiful thing…She did what she beautiful thing…She did what she could. She poured perfume on could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to my body beforehand to prepare for my burialprepare for my burial- Mark 14- Mark 14
She didn't know it, but…She didn't know it, but…
And she'd never And she'd never Get that opportunity againGet that opportunity again
I might miss outI might miss outOn lots of fun…On lots of fun…
We plow with eyes forward We plow with eyes forward
The indicative precedesThe indicative precedesThe imperativeThe imperative
"Remember what I've done"Remember what I've doneYou can trust me…"You can trust me…"
Even if it's Even if it's Simply being faithfulSimply being faithful
Where you areWhere you are
While God prepares youWhile God prepares you"King" David (in 15 years)"King" David (in 15 years)
Be careful of letting yourBe careful of letting yourTalent take you whereTalent take you where
Your character Your character Can't keep youCan't keep you
Waiting on the LordWaiting on the LordIs following the LordIs following the Lord
- It's not passive -- It's not passive -
When you're faithfulWhen you're faithful
Begin with growth in theBegin with growth in theDisciplines of godlinessDisciplines of godliness
No one stumbles intoNo one stumbles intoMaturity in ChristMaturity in Christ
Outsmarting GodOutsmarting GodWith our plansWith our plans
To travel and enjoy lifeTo travel and enjoy life"One day…""One day…"
Outsmarting GodOutsmarting GodWith our plansWith our plans
To travel and enjoy lifeTo travel and enjoy life"One day…""One day…"
What has God putWhat has God putIn your heartIn your heart
That you've beenThat you've beenExcusing away?Excusing away?
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