Peace with God’s plan
Cammenga explores the tension between human responsibility to plan and God's sovereign providence, arguing that our plans often fail because they are self-centered and focus only on temporal concerns rather than eternal purposes. The article encourages believers to align their personal planning with God's ultimate plan by submitting their desires to His will, as exemplified in Proverbs 16:9, and to develop a worldview that accounts for both present life and eternity.
It is in our very nature, to one degree or another, to plan. In fact, it is our duty and calling as faithful stewards of what God gives us. For some, that plan is very broad, lacking in much detail and short term. For others, that plan is exact, very detailed and long term. Everyone, though, has and devises a plan. Although there are many aspects of our life that we tend to plan out, the area that likely receives the most focus is our personal plan, and this planning typically begins at a young...
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