IF YOU TRY TO CARRY TOMORROW'S TROUBLE TODAY, YOU WILL stagger under the load and eventually fall flat. You must discipline yourself to live within the boundaries of today.
Dear Jesus, This discipline is extremely difficult for us, but it is one we strongly desire to master. Our focus slips from today into tomorrow with the greatest of ease. We are beginning to realize this is a form of escapism. By focusing on tomorrow's problems, we avoid facing today's. However, this type of escapism is extremely unpleasant, since worry is so painful. The more we worry about tomorrow, the less we can accomplish today.
Beloved, I agree with your self-analysis, but there is more. Focusing on tomorrow's trouble is our only escapist, it is also irresponsible. Each day of your life is a precious gift from Me. When you squander My gift, I am displeased. Of course, you cannot avoid thinking about tomorrow altogether. That, too, would be irresponsible. The real question is where do you live most of the time - in the present or in the future?
I see all your thoughts, so I know how many of them are needlessly future-oriented. If you want to break this deeply ingrained habit, you will need to monitor your thinking relentlessly. It is helpful to pay attention to your feelings, they can give you clues that your thinking is off course. When your present surroundings are pleasant yet you start feeling some negative emotion, it's important to capture your thoughts and examine them. Most of the time you will discover you have been worrying about some future event. Offer that concern up to Me, asking Me to either take care of the matter Myself or help you deal with it later. Then, rejoice in Me, your Savior and Sovereign Lord. I enable you to go on the heights - transcending your trouble! (Habakkuk 3:19).
- Jesus
(Dear Jesus / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: Matthew 6:34 and 2 Corinthians 10:5
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own"
ReplyDelete(Matthew 6:34 / New International Version)
"We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ"
(2 Corinthians 10:5 / New International Version)