Matthew 6:34 "So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself, Each day has enough trouble of its own." (NASB)
I really get caught up in a constant worry fest at times. I think about what is going to happen next week, I worry about if I am raising my boys correctly. I constantly think about their futures, am I saving enough for their college. I am even guilty of worrying about things that I have no control over, like the past for example. The past is behind us, why am I worried about a choice I may or may not have made?
In the context of this Jesus is teaching about the way we should live our lives, he is teaching that your heart and the fruit that you bear show the type of person that you are. In the previous verse Jesus says "33 But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." Jesus is not giving us a suggestion, He is providing us a living map of how we should live our daily lives. Remember Jesus is not just giving these statements from above as general rules, He walked and lived on this earth. These are personal statements because He saw how consumed people get with the constant worry of their everyday lives.
Worrying does nothing but keep us from thinking and most importantly doing the things that are precious in our lives. How much time did you spend today worrying about something that you have no control over? Set your sites on the Lord, and live today as if you are not promised tomorrow.
Today, the challenge for me is to tell everyone in my life how I feel about them. Did you tell your spouse this morning that you loved them? Did you spend that extra minute reading your son or daughter a book? Make time today, live in the moment. Spend some time with your Saviour. When is the last time you did?
In His Service
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