We need more frequently to bow to God s will and praise him for what he gives us than to persist in trying to get something that is not in his providence. That is what leads to quarrels and wars. In churches, . . . Worldliness, with its pride, seeks to have its own way. God tells us to lay those weapons down.
Human nature is indeed in the grip of an overwhelming army of occupation.
Its natural aim . This refers to our planning and time-management. I recently saw an anthropologist referring to modern families as having more things while suffering from time famine. Indeed, as we age, time becomes the most important commodity we have far more valuable than money. James realized that people would look to the future and assume that all would continue without interruption.