Have you heard about the pastor who was out painting his fence one day? He was meditating on this passage from the book of James. He was meditating on the fact that life is so brief. It's just a vapor. About that time, a man came along the road pulling a horse. The pastor looked up and said, "Where are you going with that horse?"

The man said, "I'm going to go to town to sell it."

The pastor said, "You ought to say you're going to sell it if it be the Lord's will."

The man said, "The Lord's will has nothing to do with it. I raised the horse to sell, and I'm going to go sell it."

The pastor said, "I'm telling you, life is short. You ought to say `if it be the Lord's will.'"

The man said, "Look, I raised this horse to sell. I've got an appointment with a potential buyer. The Lord's will…