The book of James reminds us that although we may decide on a specific course of action we must always hold those plans loosely. We never know what a day will bring, and we must be humble and open to changes that God interjects into our lives. We may not always understand His reasons, but we can trust His wisdom and love. We demonstrate our faith when we submissively pray "if the Lord wills." 

Sunday morning Dad and I got up as usual and prepared for church. Upon arrival we enjoyed meeting with our Bible class and then attended the church service where we were reminded of James’ timely message. Afterwards we went home and had a quick lunch before setting out for a dear friend’s wedding.

We gave ourselves plenty of time so we wouldn’t be late. A little after two o’clock we pulled into the venue’s parking lot and noticed that there weren’t many cars there. Feeling a little confused I grabbed the invitation out of my purse and with unbelieving eyes realized that the wedding I thought started at 2:30 didn’t actually start until 4:30! We had planned our whole day around a time that was incorrect.