• The future is God’s
    • We fear the future because we cannot control it. (James 4:13-16
    • Christians turn the future over to God. (Proverbs 23:17-18
    • God is not focused on life’s minutia, nor should we be. (Matthew 6:31-32
    • God focuses on eternity. (I Timothy 6:18-19
    • We are clay in His hands. (Jeremiah 18:1-6.
    • If we turn out wrong, it is because we are pressing toward our idea of the future and not God’s (Romans 9:20
    • Will we have the faith and humility to accept His plan, or insist on our own? (Jeremiah 29:11
  • Are we grabbers or givers?
    • Ecclesiastes 11:1
    • The people of this world are afraid to let go of control they don’t really have.
    • We give God our present (Psalms 112:5-9
    • We also give God our future.
      • If Abraham was willing to offer up Isaac (Genesis 22:12, we can bend our vision of the future to serve His purposes.
  • Are we campers or claimers?
    • Israel chose the wilderness because they feared the future would be worse (Numbers 13-14.
    • Are we as dissatisfied with the status quo as God is? (II Chronicles 5:1-4
  • Are we waiters or walkers?
    • The time is now to seize your destiny.
    • The Jordan didn’t stop flowing until the priests stepped into the river (Joshua 3:14-16.
    • The most hazardous time to walk may be the most crucial (Ezekiel 13:5.