And As For Tomorrow.....

.....I had to ignore it.....alot! I thank the Lord for His words:

"do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." (Matt 6:34)

We can say many things about worry. It reveals our fears and regrets, the things we dread most. It plays to our feelings, which can crash with the pressure applied by changing circumstances. And most important, it exposes our faith, that is, what kind of faith we have.

Saving faith is active and alive. It is more than a mental acknowledgement of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, but it works. It works for God's glory and on our behalf. It is fruitful and productive. The Lord said we would know it by the fruit. It's not proven by words or mere claims of Christianity. That's dead faith, just words. Saving faith results in an actual product, a transformed life when we turn from sin and follow Christ.

Sure, I had to think through, do some homework, and make plans for a variety of issues that might come our way tomorrow: healthcare needs, in-home nursing assistance, possible long-term care options, hospice, taking away the keys, when communication would become difficult, how and when to use legal documents, end of life issues, handling Dad's affairs, etc. We can do all those things and alot more without obsessing over them, without denying our faith, without offending our gracious, faithful God, or without supplanting His sufficiency with our own self-insufficiency. It is good and right to methodically arrange everything you can, to consider contingency plans and to research options. That's not faithlessness. That's servanthood.

But worry is obsessive, and have you noticed that it is often not real or never realized? We worry about things and events that never happen, except in the strange corners of our minds where we play these fictional events over and over. Yes, worry is disobedience. Yes, we worry. Yes, we are wrong to do it, but thank the Lord that His grace is sufficient to cover a multitude of sins, even our faithless doubts that He cares, provides, and will intervene on our behalf to accomplish His will and purpose.