James 4:13-16 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a town and spend a year there, doing business and making money.”¹⁴Yet you do not even know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.¹⁵Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wishes, we will live and do this or that.”¹⁶As it is, you boast in your arrogance; all such boasting is evil.
James 1:17 Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
“Your Money or Your Life”
Third in a Series, “Show Me: The Letter of James”
1) Some hard stuff
a) James 1:9-11
b) James 5:1-6

2) Some important stuff for all of us
a) We can participate in God’s generosity
b) We can trust in God
c) We can manage God’s resources for God’s purposes.
Key Verse for the Week
Instead you ought to say “If the Lord wishes, we will live and do this or that.” --James 4:15
Questions for Reflection or Conversation
Do you feel rich or poor? How do you think that impacts your faith?
Possible Next Best Steps…
Watch for your “Glorifying God through Generosity” packet in the mail and pray about how you might grow in trusting God over the upcoming year. Prepare to bring your card on Sunday October 28. Or…
Make a list of the components of your calling and identify what part of your resources you contribute toward those callings.