Do not boast of tomorrow

We all make plans, we all have goals and we want to accomplish something in life, and we strive for it, and all this is well, then, the man who behaves in this way implies that he has direction and responsibility before life. But, the incorrect thing is to think about doing all this without putting it in the hands of God. There are many men in the history of humanity who have made plans without God and others have been more daring and have said: “Even God can not stop me”. Dear brother, in the following paragraphs we will see how important it is to put our plans in the hands of God.

In our daily walk it is very common to create expectations about our future: the career we want to build, the family we hope to raise, the projects we dream of accomplishing, or even the financial achievements we long to reach. All this, in itself, is not sinful. God has created us with the capacity to think, to work, to dream and to build. The problem arises when we begin to rely entirely on our own wisdom, as if we controlled the times and seasons. When the heart becomes proud, it forgets that everything we are and everything we hope to be depends on the sovereign hand of God. Many have climbed great heights only to fall quickly, because they never acknowledged the One who gives life and breath to all things.

The apostle James said:

13 Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.”

14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

15 Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.”

James 4:13-15

The apostle points us to a great truth: life is fragile. Life is uncertain. Life is fleeting. We plan for months and years ahead, but we do not even control the next hour. James compares life to mist — it rises for a moment, shines briefly under the sun, and suddenly disappears. And this is why making plans without God is considered arrogance. Not because planning is bad, but because acting as if we were sovereign is a dangerous illusion. We can prepare, calculate, work and strategize, but only God knows whether we will see tomorrow. And if the One who controls all things is ignored, then our confidence is built on sand.

The truth is that our lives are in the hands of God, we do not know when we will leave this earth. Life is like the waves of the wind, at the moment they are here and they end up vanishing, the life of man is like that of an ant, which goes on its way and suddenly it is stepped on by anything and that’s where its life ended. The same happens with us, we are born but we do not know when our life is going to end and that is why we should not boast about tomorrow, we should not make plans without thinking about God, without giving thanks for our achievements. Every breath is a gift. Every open door is grace. Every victory is mercy. And when we learn to live with that awareness, our hearts become more humble and our steps more secure.

I believe that in the life of each believer each phrase must be accompanied by a: “If the Lord wants, we will live and we will do this or that”. That is what it is about beloved brothers, and it is as the Apostle Paul said:

If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

Romans 14:8

What a comforting truth! Whether in life or in death, we belong to Him. And if we belong to Him, then our plans, our decisions, our dreams and our future must also belong to Him. Putting our plans in His hands does not mean renouncing effort or responsibility—it means recognizing the One who opens and closes doors. It means trusting His wisdom when ours is insufficient. It means submitting our desires to His perfect will, knowing that God’s plans are always higher and better than ours.

Let us live for the glory of God and put all our plans in the hands of God and I assure you that in this way we will have a life blessed in the Lord Jesus Christ. When our hearts rest in His sovereignty, we walk in peace. When we surrender our future to Him, we walk in confidence. And when we acknowledge Him in all our ways, He will direct our paths. May every decision we make begin with prayer, continue with dependence, and end with gratitude. To God be the glory for our present and for our future.