The Bible expects people to make plans and holds those plans under God’s purpose. Proverbs 16:9 puts it in one line: “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” Proverbs praises diligent planning and good counsel (Proverbs 21:5; 15:22), James tells merchants to add “If it is the Lord’s will” to their plans (James 4:13-15), and Jesus uses a builder counting the cost of a tower to describe following him (Luke 14:28). In the New…
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