Planejamento
O planejamento é sábio, mas deve sempre se submeter à vontade de Deus. A Bíblia ensina que devemos planejar com prudência, mas confiar que Deus dirige nossos passos.
Planejar com sabedoria
Contar nossos dias nos ensina a ter coração sábio. O planejamento prudente é elogiado na Escritura como expressão de bom senso.
So teach us to number our days
that we may get a heart of wisdom.
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
Without counsel plans fail,
but with many advisers they succeed.
Commit your work to the Lord,
and your plans will be established.
Do not toil to acquire wealth;
be discerning enough to desist.
Deus dirige os passos
O coração do homem planeja, mas a resposta certa vem do Senhor. Seus caminhos são mais altos que os nossos, e seus planos prevalecem.
The heart of man plans his way,
but the Lord establishes his steps.
Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
but it is the purpose of the Lordthat will stand.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
This also comes from the Lord of hosts;
he is wonderful in counsel
and excellent in wisdom.
Confiança no plano de Deus
Os planos do Senhor são de paz e esperança. Ele revela seus segredos aos seus servos e guia com fidelidade cada caminho confiado a Ele.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
"For the Lord God does nothing
without revealing his secret
to his servants the prophets.
May he grant you your heart’s desire
and fulfill all your plans!
Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love,
for in you I trust.
Make me know the way I should go,
for to you I lift up my soul.
A Time for Everything
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.
Do not envy a man of violence
and do not choose any of his ways,
for the devious person is an abomination to the Lord,
but the upright are in his confidence.