The Wisdom of Planning Ahead

The virtuous woman is prudent: she thinks before she acts, weighs her options, plans ahead, and plants today what she will harvest tomorrow. There's a practical wisdom in this that many "spiritual" people dismiss, but that God values. Trusting God doesn't mean not planning; it means planning with Him. You can look at your resources — your time, your money, your energy — and make wise decisions, without acting on impulse or out of fear. Prudence isn't a lack of faith; it's faith with its feet on the ground. But be careful not to fall into the opposite extreme of wanting to control everything: plan, yes, but with an open heart, knowing that "a man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps." Today, bring your plans before God. Think, organize, take the next wise step — and let Him direct the rest.