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.
Make thy right hand so known; and make men learned in heart by wisdom.
For who of you willing to build a tower, whether he sit not first or he first sitteth not, and counteth the expenses that be needful, if he have to perform?
Thoughts be destroyed, where no counsel is; but where many counsellors be, they be confirmed.
Show thy works to the Lord; and thy thoughts shall be addressed.
Do not thou travail to be made rich, but set thou measure to thy prudence.
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 a man shall dispose his way; but it pertaineth to the Lord to dress his steps.
Many thoughts there be in the heart of a man; but the will of the Lord shall dwell.
For why my thoughts be not your thoughts, and my ways be not your ways, saith the Lord.
For as heavens be raised from earth, so my ways be raised from your ways, and my thoughts from your thoughts.
And this thing went out of the Lord God of hosts, that he should make wonderful counsel, and magnify rightfulness [or rightwiseness].
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 thoughts which I think on you, saith the Lord, the thoughts of peace, and not of torment, that I give to you an end and patience.
For the Lord God shall not make a word, no but he show his private plan to his servants prophets.
Give he to thee after thine heart; and confirm he all thy counsel.
Make thou early thy mercy heard to me; for I hoped in thee. Make thou known to me the way in which I shall go; for I raised my soul to thee.
All things have time, and all things under [the] sun pass by their spaces.
but God showed to us by his Spirit. For why the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
Pursue thou not an unjust [or unrightwise] man, pursue [or follow] thou not his ways.
For each deceiver is abomination to the Lord; and his speaking is with simple men.