“So do not consume
yourselves with questions…Outsiders make themselves frantic over such
questions; they don’t realize that your
heavenly Father knows exactly what you need.
Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and then all these things
will be given to you too. So do not worry about tomorrow. Let tomorrow
worry about itself. Living faithfully is
a large enough task for today” Matthew 6:31-34. (The Voice – New Testament)
Do you consider yourself an outsider in the family of God? Of course we do not, but why do we act like
one? We fear the invisible tomorrows
with all of our preconceived threats of what if’s instead of claiming the day
in which we are blessed. My family was blessed to have many ‘todays’ to claim when we realized that our loved ones were crossing over that bridge to Heaven…no
words left unspoken…no touches unfulfilled…no memories unshared. I have also been devastated by a sudden death
when my sweet mother-in-law unexpectedly died.
Those unfulfilled moments due to perceived tomorrows left a broken heart
that God was faithful in healing. God
heals the wounded regardless of the circumstances. We would all prefer more tomorrows for our
loved ones but each one of us are only guaranteed limited days on earth. ‘All
the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to
be’ Psalm 139:16.
Why is it only when our tomorrows become threatened we begin
to claim our todays? Why can’t we chase,
catch and embrace the winds of today like the tail of a kite swishing through
the breeze? Where is that spiritual
child who leaves the burdens up to her Father while she dances in meadows and
sings at the top of her lungs? Living
faithfully in the present day is a large task when that type of faithfulness includes
trusting God for His best while we walk in our worst circumstances. He will share the complete joy of His
presence in our today if we refuse our tomorrows to consume us.
‘Do not let you hearts
be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in
me.’ John 14:1
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