Ambition Under Authority
SOAP Method @ Ramah Sauna on 31Mar26 Scripture: What you ought to say is, "If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that." Otherwise you are boasting about your own pretentious plans, and all such boasting is evil. ~ James 4:15-16 Observations: Context is a warning about self-confidence Ambition, brought under God's authority, seems the prescription To know what to do, and then not do, is sin. ~ Ja 4:17 Life is like the morning fog: present briefly then gone ~ Ja 4:14 A doing is still required: God first, then do Applications: 12 Week Year is eligible for Ja 4:13 stumble Discern [again] Father's will regarding sabbatical goals example: Midwest Ministry replaced by silent retreat example: Puerto Rico and Maui replaced by Jamaica and Grand Canyon Review silent retreat entries for clues on Father's will Revisit qualifiers for3, "Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect." ~ Romans 12:2 Give you...