God’s Only Worried About Today
Exhausted, overloaded, restless, depressed. These are all words that come to mind when I think about worrying. Worrying is one things that God simply tells us not to do. Jesus says, “Do not worry” in Matthew chapter 6.
When I first read that, I thought, “yea God, that’s easy for you to say, you’re in Heaven, what’s there to worry about,” but then I went further in the chapter. He gives reason for it. He basically says I can’t change anything, so why worry. He tells us that we are more valuable than the birds and He takes care of them; therefore He’s going to take care of us. He also tells us that worrying changes absolutely nothing. So why spend the energy?
In Lamentations God promises to give us “strength for the day.” What a wonderful thought that is; God only wants us to be concerned about today and enjoy what He’s got planned for today. He’s got yesterday and tomorrow taken care of. In fact, the bible says that God is outside of time as we find in 2 Peter 3:8: “But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.”
Not only is God outside of time, but He also created it. Not only does God tell us not to worry, but He also tells us why. Not only does God take care of the sparrows, but He also takes care of me. Those facts draw me to believe that there is absolutely nothing to worry about; my mighty, loving God has got me in the shelter of His wings.
Exhausted, overloaded, restless, depressed. These are all words that come to mind when I think about worrying. Worrying is one things that God simply tells us not to do. Jesus says, “Do not worry” in Matthew chapter 6.
When I first read that, I thought, “yea God, that’s easy for you to say, you’re in Heaven, what’s there to worry about,” but then I went further in the chapter. He gives reason for it. He basically says I can’t change anything, so why worry. He tells us that we are more valuable than the birds and He takes care of them; therefore He’s going to take care of us. He also tells us that worrying changes absolutely nothing. So why spend the energy?
In Lamentations God promises to give us “strength for the day.” What a wonderful thought that is; God only wants us to be concerned about today and enjoy what He’s got planned for today. He’s got yesterday and tomorrow taken care of. In fact, the bible says that God is outside of time as we find in 2 Peter 3:8: “But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.”
Not only is God outside of time, but He also created it. Not only does God tell us not to worry, but He also tells us why. Not only does God take care of the sparrows, but He also takes care of me. Those facts draw me to believe that there is absolutely nothing to worry about; my mighty, loving God has got me in the shelter of His wings.
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