Sand Clock

“In the future, I will be working in the city of Apple as a nurse!” said the ambitious student. Another quickly retorted, “I will be a successful businessman, just like Henry Sy!” I admit that I have been one of those people, having a big mouth with no power of authority at all. Yet I strive my best, while I avoid to fret it for my Father. We are not God, but we are His creation. We cannot declare our future, but we can mold our future.

In James 4:13-17, the author stresses about bragging for our future. The start of the verse was a paradigm for dreamers, like us. God allowed us to dream for our future. In fact, He created it for us to withstand any obstacles that will hinder our way. However, who are we to announce our future? We may be formed in His image, but we are not God Himself. As Hiro Nakamura of Heroes have said, “We are gifted with the powers of God, but we cannot play God,”

We may say or think such things, but we must never forget the Lord’s presence. The path we will walk on to is His job, not us.