Today’s blog post is contributed by David Trotta:
It’s our human nature to plan ahead. We schedule dinner plans with our friends for
next week. We put birthday parties on
the calendar for next month. We schedule
family vacations a year in advance.
God likes us to plan ahead too, but his timeframe is much smaller. He wants us to focus on looking ahead 24
hours, not 24 days. Here are some
examples from scripture….
He
encourages us to live one day at a time (Matthew 6:34)
He
gives us a daily supply of His mercies (Lamentations
3:22-23)
He
asks us to pray daily for the sustenance we need to survive (Matthew 6:11)
He
instructs us to pick up our cross daily and follow Him (Luke 9:23)
God knows that if we live for tomorrow, we will miss the
important things of today.
He knows that each day will have its share of challenges
and 24 hours is the perfect size chunk of time for us to focus our energy on. And by focusing on today, it allows us to
trust God with our tomorrows.
We hear so much about effective “time management” these
days. If we want to manage our time
effectively, shouldn’t we heed the advice of the One who created time?
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