I have a tendency to worry about tomorrow while I’m in today but this is not good. Jesus warned us, “Don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today,” Matthew 6:34.
I often have to remind myself to focus on each of one my todays and the troubles that each one brings day by day.
These troubles include everything from the basic responsibilities that come with being a single parent of four young adults to fiery darts sent by the enemy to get me off course and out of the will of God.
Today I have work to do. Today I need to pray. Today my child needs my attention. Today I need to seek God. Today bills need to be paid. Today I can eat better, live better, and take better care of myself. Today I can tell my loved ones I love them. Today I can choose to forgive and resolve my issues. Today I can go to the person I offended or the one that offended me. When tomorrow comes it might be too late because it will bring with it its own troubles.
Focusing on today has much to do with learning to live a present existence, meaning taking every moment in.
The problem with focusing on tomorrow today is that today’s problems do not go away just because I ignore them. They just get bigger and tomorrow becomes today and the problems of yesterday become today’s problems only bigger because they are added to today’s.
The dilemma is this: sometimes in my trying to build a better life I begin to focus on the future – which in essence is tomorrow. This is a good thing but done out of balance can lead to neglecting the present.
The desire to focus on tomorrow today comes from the sin of worry
There is a difference between worrying about the future and working to creating a better future. When you worry about the future it takes your focus off of the present and you lose the blessings of every moment you pass through without your true participation. However, in working toward a better future one is still aptly able to focus and take care of present responsibilities.
We plan for tomorrow but we don’t know if or how tomorrow will show up.
We are promised only the present moment so we need to learn to make the most of every moment we are given. If you are someone like me who seems to worry about tomorrow today, I challenge to focus on your today each day and let tomorrow come as it may.
Beloved, I believe that in focusing on what is necessary today you prepare yourself for tomorrow. When you complete your yesterdays you are ready to receive each of your todays.
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