Worry for Naught

Our lives are always filled with uncertainly about tomorrow, but worry is not a beneficial answer to that dilemma. Be diligent in all you do, prepare as best you can, and put your faith and trust in the One who will see you through.

August's Message, Day 25:

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:25-34 NIV

A bit lengthy, but isn't that how worry is? We go on and on cycling and recycling those negative thoughts over and over and really accomplishing nothing useful at all. We try to see and know and anticipate the future, although impossible, and usually much of our worry is totally misplaced and unfounded. Still, we all do it. It's part of our uncertain nature, not knowing what tomorrow will bring. That's precisely where faith and trust in Him comes to the rescue. God knows full well everything that we need and everything that will happen. If we focus each day on the business at hand, wisely prepare for tomorrow as best we can, and make sure He has first place in our life, then we have diligently done all that can reasonably be done. We must learn to be content and at peace with that. Tomorrow is a brand new day and He'll be there with you, too. Make the opportunities overpower the potential setbacks. After all, you've made it this far, and I'm sure you've had many a day you thought you'd never get through.