‘Do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough worry of it own.’ Matt 6:34. Or as it says helpfully in the Message version ”Give your entire attention to what God is saying right now and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.’
I expect we all know someone who worries because they have nothing to worry about! It seems worry is built into our DNA. But why do we worry about things we can do nothing to change? Why are we concerned about the ‘maybes’ and ‘what ifs.’ Of course there is plenty we can be concerned about for ourselves and our loved ones. The whole world is a dangerous place with wars and fears of wars. . Poverty, sickness and natural disasters can all occur. but we are not expected to cope alone. We have a loving Father who who only wants the best for us. .
Do you remember what you worried about exactly a year ago today? It probably never happened, and if it did God was by your side.
‘Said the robin to the sparrow, I would really like to know, why these anxious human beings rush about the worry so..
Said the sparrow to the robin, I think that it must be that they have no Heavenly Father, such as cares for you and me.
Elizabeth Cheney