In this passage, James shows us how the prospect of tomorrow creates a test for us. Do we presume that tomorrow will come for us? Do we claim tomorrow for our own plans and pleasures? Is our heart set on the things of earth? Let us live close to God in each moment of each day that we might seek, above all, his purposes for each moment he gives. Let our hearts not be tied to the things of this world but to the things of the world to come.