# Facing Tomorrow with Faith
As we stand on the threshold of our future, many of us find ourselves planning, dreaming, and wondering what lies ahead. In his powerful sermon “How to Face the Future,” Dr. Adrian Rogers offers timeless wisdom for navigating the uncertainty of tomorrow with biblical confidence.
Drawing from James 4:13-17, Rogers examines the story of a “boastful businessman” – a first-century wheeler-dealer whose approach to planning his future contains valuable lessons for us today. This businessman made three critical mistakes that Rogers warns we must avoid:
## The Danger of Planning Without God
The first mistake was selfish planning – mapping out time, place, procedure, and profit without any reference to God. While the Bible encourages planning, hard work, and business success, Rogers emphasizes that leaving God out of our plans leads to failure.
To know God’s will, Rogers offers three simple words:
– **Confession**: Begin with a clean heart, free from sin
– **Consecration**: Surrender stubbornly to God’s will
– **Concentration**: Listen attentively to God’s voice through quiet time
## The Peril of Presumption
The second mistake was presuming upon tomorrow. The businessman assumed he had plenty of time, but James reminds us that life is “a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.” Rogers cautions against letting yesterday’s guilt, grief, or grudges steal today’s joy, and against allowing tomorrow’s worries to rob today’s strength.
## The Sin of Omission
Perhaps most significantly, Rogers highlights the sin of omission – knowing what is right but failing to do it. He explains that this neglect is often more damaging than the sins we commit:
“For most of us, the problem is not knowing what God wants us to do; it is doing what we know we ought to do.”
This failure to act affects our thoughts, marriages, churches, and spiritual vitality. Just as physical neglect leads to weakness, spiritual neglect leaves us vulnerable and ineffective.
## A Path Forward
Rogers concludes with practical encouragement: live each day as if it were your last, treat loved ones with intentional care, and promptly obey what God has already revealed to you. “The way to know the part of God’s will that you don’t know is to obey the part you do know,” he advises.
This sermon reminds us that facing the future isn’t about perfect foresight but faithful obedience. By including God in our planning, living with an awareness of life’s brevity, and acting decisively on what we already know to be right, we position ourselves for a truly blessed new year.
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