Trust Jesus One Day at a Time

In Matthew 6:34 I read, “Don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will have its own worries. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” (NCV)

There are two days I should never worry about: yesterday and tomorrow.

Jesus said, “Don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will have its own worries. Each day has enough trouble of its own” (Matthew 6:34 NCV).

I can’t live in the past. I can’t live in the future. I can only live today.

Why should I only live one day at a time? First, when I worry about tomorrow’s problems, I miss the blessings of today. Second, I cannot solve tomorrow’s problems with today’s power. When tomorrow arrives, God will give me the power, perspective, grace, and wisdom I need.

God does not want me to not be concerned with how I’m going to meet my needs. He takes on that responsibility. 

Matthew 6:30 says, “If God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and gone tomorrow, won’t he more surely care for you?” (TLB) 

When I worry, I assume responsibility that God never intended for me to have. I may be worrying today about a lot of things that are really God’s responsibility. In fact, every time I worry, it’s a warning that I’m playing God and that I believe it all depends on me. I’m acting like I don’t have a heavenly Father who will feed and lead and meet my needs.

The Bible does not say, “Give us this day our weekly bread.” It says, “Give us this day our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11 ESV).

God wants me to depend on him one day at a time. He will provide everything I need—for today. Because he is a good God, I can trust that I will lack nothing.

It’s okay to plan for tomorrow. But don’t worry about it! Trust God for each day as it comes.

In summary, “Don’t worry about tomorrow, tomorrow will have its own worries. There are two days I should never worry about: yesterday and tomorrow. I can’t live in the past. I can’t live in the future. I can only live today. Why should I only live one day at a time? First, when I worry about tomorrow’s problems, I miss the blessings of today. Second, I cannot solve tomorrow’s problems with today’s power. When tomorrow arrives, God will give me the power, perspective, grace, and wisdom I need. God does not want me to not be concerned with how I’m going to meet my needs. He takes on that responsibility.  When I worry, I assume responsibility that God never intended for me to have. Every time I worry, it’s a warning that I’m playing God and that I believe it all depends on me. I’m acting like I don’t have a heavenly Father who will feed and lead and meet my needs. God wants me to depend on him one day at a time. He will provide everything I need—for today. Because he is a good God, I can trust that I will lack nothing. It’s okay to plan for tomorrow. But don’t worry about it! Trust God for each day as it comes.