Just a Vapor on a Windy Day . . .

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit"; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is life? It is a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that." But now, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting IS evil. (James 4:13-16)

Have you ever seen a vapor, a puff of smoke, even your breath or a cold windy day . . .you see it and then seconds or minutes later, it has disappeared, gone in the wind. It is also much like following a balloon realease: we try to follow the balloon which seems to be going the highest and then . . .it is out of sight. Our life is the same. We may believe that next week is long off. The next ten years seem like an eternity away. Yet in God's eyes, the ETERNAL and EVER-LIVING God, life is timeless. Today is simply a puff of smoke. Our lifetime, be it 50, 60, 70, even 100 years is nothing compared to eternity! He holds time in His hands! So in our planning, be sure to include God. God, if you will, may I graduate high school? Lord, if You see fit, may we have a great family vacation this summer? Or perhaps even more relevant, Lord, is it possible to have a little snow today . . .maybe even a delay of an entire day off? You get the picture. To not include God in our plans is really just sinful. After all, He created us and He controls us and everything around us. We are simply a vapor on a windy day compared to eternity, yet to God, we are so precious! Let's remember to keep Him precious as well. He is after all . . .still God!