Today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer.

Only the fool looks at his past and fails to see God's hand of grace in it.

Even worse, only a fool looks at the future.

And thinks that it is under his or her control.

God enables, God raises up, God empowers.

The arrogant assumption that you really are in control of your lives,

don't make God do something to prove Life with J.D. Greer, pastor of the Summit Church in Raleigh, Durham, North Carolina.

As always, I'm your host Molly Vittevich.

Okay, quick question.

How many of you would consider yourself a planner?

You've got all the eyes dotted and the teas crossed on your

calendar. You've always got an eye on the stock market. You've finished your

Christmas shopping before most of us had even given it a thought, right? The truth is, whether that describes you or not, we all make plans of some sort, whether they concern what we will do the next hour, the next day, or in the coming years.

And while the Bible acknowledges that it is

certainly wise to plan, it also recognizes that the posture behind our

planning is crucial. In today's teaching from the Book of James,

Pastor Jadee shows us how to make the most of the short time

that God has given to each of us.

Remember, if you have missed any of this brand new teaching

series through the Book of James James you can catch up at

JD career.com but for now let's jump right in here's pastor JD.

James chapter four I'm reminded of the story of the of the small plane that had four people on board, a mother, two grown men, and a 14-year-old boy when both engines suddenly went out and the plane sputtered and

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