Reason 7
“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”- Matthew 6:34 NLT
If you live your life one day at a time, you will be less likely to be consumed with worry. Planning for tomorrow is a good thing, even though we aren’t promised a tomorrow. Going into any day without some sort of plan for that day can lead to procrastination and the potential for laziness. There is a world of difference between planning for tomorrow and worrying about tomorrow. Either way there is little if anything we can do to alter the course of history. What will happen will happen and there isn’t a whole lot we can do about it. Trusting in God can put any fears or concerns you happen to have to rest. Why is that? Because God only wants what’s best for us and will never leave us hanging.
All of this falls under the category of this immutable fact: God either causes or allows everything that takes place in this life. If you are seriously living for God, then you truly have NOTHING to worry about. God hasn’t given you a spirit of fear. That comes from the enemy of our soul. Fear doesn’t originate from Almighty God. Never has, never will. He only wishes to bless you and keep you save from harm and danger.
As you deal with each day, don’t lose your focus, and let your mind meander into anxiety about the future, which I refer to as “the land of the WHAT IFS”. We receive no benefit from wasting our time pondering on that which may never take place. As we live for Christ we need to remain fixated on the task at hand; serving our King. If our mind is preoccupied with all the things that are true and just and loving and hopeful, then we will have no time to be stressed about those things that may never materialize. If you become overcome with fear and hopelessness, recognize it for what it is and give it over to the Lord. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing.
In His Name & for His Glory,
RL Keller
Bread of Life Ministries
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