There are believers who make financial plans and carry them out without so much as asking God if the plans are ordained of him. James tells us this is a grave mistake. We are always to ask God for his will, then make plans. It is The Lord who decides whether our plans will make a profit or not, or whether we will live long enough to make a profit.
Our life and the length of it are in God's control (James 4:13-16).
