“Boast not thyself of to morrow.”~Prov. 27:1
Anyone who is familiar with books by the old divines is familiar with the Latin abbreviation, D.V. (Deo Volente), which means, “God willing.” It is used frequently in their writings, especially the Puritans.
But often, many of us speak, even boasting at times, of the things we are going to do, without ever inserting God into the equation. James tells us, in all our plans, we ought to say, “If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.”
When making promises and commitments to others it is essential, a D.V. (God willing) is inserted in our conversation or contract. No Christian has a guaranteed claim on anything in life that is not stamped D.V.
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Amen! Thank you for the reminder.