FAILURE TO PLAN AHEAD WILL RESULT IN “POVERTY” AND “WANT – Friday, 22nd August 2025
Text for Today: Prov. 6:6-11 “Provides her supplies in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.” (vs. 8).
Projecting into the future with a detailed plan on the ground is one of the ways to live a life of great exploits. Men who plan ahead and project into the future don’t suffer when it comes eventually. If you have no plan on ground for your tomorrow, you will be among the grumblers when it comes. You must learn how to set goals for your life and plan ahead to get it accomplished. The Bible offers a balanced approach to setting goals that includes making plans, yet doing so with wisdom and humility. Jesus’ illustration of building a tower implies that it is a good thing to have set goals (Luke 14:28). To live with no motivation or planning is not God’s desire. Proverbs 6:6-11 says, “Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest…..” Laziness causes a person to neglect work and fail to exploit the window of opportunity. Summer is the preparation time for winter, and we dare not wile it away. Failure to plan ahead will result in “poverty” and “want.” Wisely setting goals leads to better results: “The plans of the diligent lead to profit” (Proverbs 21:5). However, just because we’ve done our planning doesn’t guarantee our goals will be met. We must be determined to pursue our goals with vigour and get it accomplished. In fulfilling our goals, we must be prepared for obstacles in the form of men and things, which will rise up against us. If we don’t give up over our goals they won’t be able to stop us.
You are a Champion!
Further Study: Luke 14:25-33.
Covenant Prayers
- Father, thank you for all you have done for me in the past.
- I receive grace to always set goals infused with humility.
- I cast out every spirit of complacency from my life.
- I shall break new grounds this second half of 2025.
QUOTE: “LAZINESS CAUSES A PERSON TO NEGLECT WORK AND FAIL TO EXPLOIT THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY.”
