Wise people thoroughly prepare for upcoming challenges. They take nothing for granted. They are meticulous with every detail. They do their homework. They leave no loose ends. But, at the end of the day, they astutely acknowledge that God will work out His sovereign purposes, regardless of what they have done.
If God is not on our side, it matters not what preparations we have made. Our ultimate trust, therefore, cannot be in our own plans, however meticulous they may be, but in our God. No plan can outmaneuver God’s will. Likewise, no defense is foolproof if God is not actively working on our behalf. With God we are invincible. Without Him, nothing is secure.
Likewise, it is foolish to assume that, because you walk with God, you should not also thoroughly prepare yourself. God often lets us reap what we have sown. Nevertheless, after we have done everything we can to prepare ourselves, we ultimately place our trust in God. Those who have fully prepared and who are also wholly trusting in God are a formidable foe.