If God is not the one who we are getting our plan from then how can we expect our plans to go well? Or say it does go well by human secular standards (more money, more power etc.) that it will not ruin us spiritually, emotionally, relationally and/or physically? If you do not have a plan for your life as a Christian this year and all that it entails you need to pause and make a plan with God. Scripture calls us to commit our plans to God. Often for those who make plans or for those who don’t make any plans at all…God is not at the forefront of their speculation and hopes for what is ahead. The Christian plans by seeking God for the plan. Indeed we ought to, if we don’t poverty and/or failure will surely abound. The Bible does not condemn us making plans. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory. For all the promises of God find their Yes in him.

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes. Proverbs 16:3 Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.Ģ Corinthians 1:17-20 Do I make my plans according to the flesh, ready to say “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time? As surely as God is faithful, our word to you has not been Yes and No. Proverbs 21:5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. Second, how the plan turns out is up to God. There are two primary things Scripture has to say about our plans. The Bible has a lot to say about plans and decision making as Christians. When it comes to life most people either make decisions only in so far as they are in accordance with their personal plan or they just make them on a whim out of their no plan theory. You can plan from the top down or the bottom up. There are all kinds of plans…business plans, architectural plans, marketing plans, battle plans, health plans.

Verses about making hard decisions