Don't Worry About Tomorrow

 

We traveled to France last year. While we were there, we saw the Bayeux Tapestry. It is 230 feet long and was created in the 11^th century to tell the story of the events leading up to the Norman Conquest in 1066. It is quite an achievement!  I am amazed that it has survived for almost a thousand years.

 

When I see a tapestry, I think about how God views our lives. He exists outside of time. He can see our past, present, and future all at the same time, as if it were a tapestry laid out before Him. Since he can see our future and knows what it holds, He can be sure about what is best for us. He told the Israelites, and He tells us as well, “I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future”  (Jeremiah 29:11).

 

Most of us tend to worry about the future to one degree or another. We know that Jesus tells us not to worry about tomorrow. He also said, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid” (John 14:27). Even though we know He is with us, we still fret sometimes about what is to come.

 

I read something the other day by Charles Stanley which really struck me. He wrote, “Do not worry about tomorrow. God is already there.” Nothing catches God by surprise.  When we are walking in His way, we will have our best life because God has already seen to it.

 

Worry is never good. It can be destructive, it can paralyze us. Let’s resolve not to give in to worry, but to trust in our loving God and resolve to walk each day in the path He sets us on.

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