Do you ever get caught up in worrying about something that is coming up, pending, or possibly something that might or might not even occur? Are you guilty of spending your time thinking about the "what ifs" and losing valuable time to work with the what is? When we wake up in the morning that is the only day that we truly have been given and we should most definitely live that day to its fullest, but we do plan for tomorrow, the day that is not promised. In that uncertainty we do have one guarantee, we may not know what tomorrow holds, but we do know who holds tomorrow.
That guarantee is a promise that we rely on if we walk with God. To know God, to really trust God, a relationship goes far beyond just saying we have been saved. Definitely the most important decision we can make is to accept God as our Heavenly Father, but after we have made that decision what happens in our life to develop a true relationship with God is where our assurances are nurtured. We say we believe, we say we trust, we say we have faith, but when trials and tribulations come our way, do we walk our walk of faith? Trusting in God’s plan doesn’t mean that we believe everything will always be rosy and bright and all of our situations and conditions will be worked out just the way we want them to be resolved. That isn’t trusting in God, that is more trusting in ourselves that we know what is better than God Himself. That is not the reassurance of trusting God. Instead, when we trust in God we reach the destination of understanding that God has a plan for each of us and in some instances, we are not the primary recipient of what God’s plan involves. Your life is not always going to be about you!
In the book of Proverbs 27:1 Solomon shares this wise reminder, "Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring." and Jesus told His disciples "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself..." Matthew 6:34. Two pieces of advice that we should all remember as we set our schedules for tomorrow, next week, or even next year. We can and should be planning, but most definitely we need to be living today to its fullest, and then planning for tomorrow, because we trust God's plan for our life. In the book of James, the author gives this directive, "Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that." It is wise for us to plan for tomorrow, but as we are preparing for the tomorrow that is not promised, we definitely need to be living in the today that we have been given.
We have no guarantees of a tomorrow, and we cannot even come close to predicting what tomorrow holds for each of us if we do reach tomorrow. Yet we, through faith, plan for tomorrow as we live out today. There is a comforting reassurance that goes beyond description when we know that regardless of what tomorrow holds, whether it involves us or not, the One that holds each sunrise and each sunset in the palm of His hand has a plan. We place our faith in the understanding that God's plans for tomorrow will be done. My prayer is that God's favor will shine down on you and allow you to serve Him one more day, today!
Coach Carter
No comments:
Post a Comment