Look here, 

you who say, 

"Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit."

How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? 

Your life is like the morning fog - it's here a little while, then it's gone.

What you ought to say is, 

"If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that."

Otherwise you are boasting about your own pretentious plans, and all such boasting is evil.

James 4:13-16 NLT

James isn't saying don't plan, don't work towards goals, what he is reminding us of is that life can change. Tomorrow may not bring what we expect or want.

James reminds us that this life is short (I know that some days seem to drag, but in the bigger picture, life is short).

He reminds us to hold our plans lightly, to see them in context of who God is, and maybe as we do that, our plans and goals might shift. 

What's most important might become clearer. 

#James

#somethingtochewon 

#itsaheartthing 

#whatisreallyimportant