Matthew 6:34

Matthew 6:34

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“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”

Matthew 6:34

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Well, that’s easier said than done, isn't it?? Or maybe it’s really very simple and we just complicate it. This is the very last verse in Matthew 6 after several verses titled, “Do not be anxious.” It’s a great way to end a chapter about anxiousness, because it sums up His message to us about trusting Him.

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Everyone has experienced anxious thoughts at one time or another, so none of us have escaped it fully. But we all manage it differently. Some of us shed it off quickly, recognizing we don't want it to be part of our life while others struggle with disorders requiring treatment of sorts. Guess what…He doesn’t judge any of us with how we handle anxiety. He just longs for us to bring it to Him every day.

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The text even recognizes that it’s part of normal life, because it acknowledges that “tomorrow will be anxious for itself.” This is comforting, because when we are hurting, no one likes to be told, “Well just stop being anxious!” That’s not what this scripture is even saying. It’s simply saying, “Don’t worry about tomorrow, because when that day arrives, you’ll have enough worries in that single day alone.” It’s warning us not to compile our fears and anxious feelings. Instead, we are being told to go to God with today, and today alone, because we cannot control the future, and our minds are not meant to handle worry on top of worry.

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My husband is a pilot, and I used to feel anxious every single time he would fly. He would text me an estimated time when he would land, and I found myself glued to my phone at the exact time he said, waiting for the quick, “landed!” text to ease my nerves. If it was five minutes later, I started imagining news reports of “military plane down” or “tragic loss”, etc. You get the point…my mind would spiral to the worst-case scenario.

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Then, it hit me one day. What if something actually did happen? Would my worrying and anxiousness have stopped it from happening? Nope. Would my fear have changed the outcome? Nope. Would my anxiety help control the situation? Nope. I certainly wouldn’t say, “I’m glad I was so worried because I was right.” No, I would have realized that the worry added nothing except negativity.

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There are many more personal things I’ve been afraid of due to grief and loss in my life, but something I’ve been learning through it is that if the worry doesn’t change anything, then it’s only causing me harm. That’s why God pushes us to trust Him. Trust Him no matter what happens. He never gives us more than we can handle, and He wants to bear all our burdens, big and small. He doesn't want us to live in agony of fear, because He wants us to live a life abundant.

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Whatever causes you to be anxious today, take it to God. Let Him take it from you, because He doesn’t wish for us to live in the turmoil of our own thoughts, but He wants to give us rest and peace each day. Only He can give that to us! Interesting fact to close: The bible tells us not to worry 365 times. It's almost as if He purposely wrote one out for each day in a year.

Godfidence- End in Prayer
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God,

I cast my anxiety onto you. Please take the burden that I’ve been carrying for too long. Help me to trust you when I wake up each morning. I choose to take one day at a time, because today has enough troubles of its own. Provide your comfort and peace in my life today, so that I can wake up tomorrow morning and have a fresh, new day. I’m sorry that I hang onto my worries when I shouldn’t. Teach me to surrender all of it to you.

Amen!

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“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself.  Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”   

Matthew 6:34

Behind the Scenes

Well, that’s easier said than done, isn’t it??  Or maybe it’s really very simple and we just complicate it.  This is the very last verse in Matthew 6 after several verses titled, “Do not be anxious.”  It’s a great way to end a chapter about anxiousness, because it sums up His message to us about trusting Him. 

Everyone has experienced anxious thoughts at one time or another, so none of us have escaped it fully. But we all manage it differently.  Some of us shed it off quickly, recognizing we don’t want it to be part of our life while others struggle with disorders requiring treatment of sorts.  Guess what…He doesn’t judge any of us with how we handle anxiety.  He just longs for us to bring it to Him every day.   

The text even recognizes that it’s part of normal life, because it acknowledges that “tomorrow will be anxious for itself.”  This is comforting, because when we are hurting, no one likes to be told, “Well just stop being anxious!”  That’s not what this scripture is even saying.  It’s simply saying, “Don’t worry about tomorrow, because when that day arrives, you’ll have enough worries in that single day alone.” It’s warning us not to compile our fears and anxious feelings.  Instead, we are being told to go to God with today, and today alone, because we cannot control the future, and our minds are not meant to handle worry on top of worry.   

Make it Real

My husband is a pilot, and I used to feel anxious every single time he would fly.  He would text me an estimated time when he would land, and I found myself glued to my phone at the exact time he said, waiting for the quick, “landed!” text to ease my nerves.  If it was five minutes later, I started imagining news reports of “military plane down” or “tragic loss”, etc.  You get the point…my mind would spiral to the worst-case scenario.  

Then, it hit me one day.  What if something actually did happen?  Would my worrying and anxiousness have stopped it from happening? Nope.  Would my fear have changed the outcome? Nope.  Would my anxiety help control the situation? Nope. I certainly wouldn’t say, “I’m glad I was so worried because I was right.”  No, I would have realized that the worry added nothing except negativity.  

There are many more personal things I’ve been afraid of due to grief and loss in my life, but something I’ve been learning through it is that if the worry doesn’t change anything, then it’s only causing me harm. That’s why God pushes us to trust Him.  Trust Him no matter what happens. He never gives us more than we can handle, and He wants to bear all our burdens, big and small.  He doesn’t want us to live in agony of fear, because He wants us to live a life abundant.   

Whatever causes you to be anxious today, take it to God.  Let Him take it from you, because He doesn’t wish for us to live in the turmoil of our own thoughts, but He wants to give us rest and peace each day.  Only He can give that to us!  Interesting fact to close: The bible tells us not to worry 365 times. It’s almost as if He purposely wrote one out for each day in a year.  

Ali Bair

Ali Bair

ACF Devo Team

End in Prayer

God,  

I cast my anxiety onto you.  Please take the burden that I’ve been carrying for too long. Help me to trust you when I wake up each morning.  I choose to take one day at a time, because today has enough troubles of its own.  Provide your comfort and peace in my life today, so that I can wake up tomorrow morning and have a fresh, new day.  I’m sorry that I hang onto my worries when I shouldn’t.  Teach me to surrender all of it to you.  

Amen! 

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