Think about the things that you are facing today or this week. Maybe something is worrying you or keeping you up at night. You might wonder how you’ll get through it or where you’ll find the strength to do what needs to be done. It’s important in these situations to remember that we’re not the one’s solving the problem—we’re merely a vessel of His wisdom and power.
Think of it this way: imagine a hammer assigned to the task of building a house. If it had a brain like you and I, the hammer might spend the weekend worrying about how it could possibly work. If only it knew that the driving force behind it would be doing the work, the hammer could rest and relax.
It’s silly to imagine ourselves in that state, but some days, that’s where we’re at. Worrying about things that are out of our hands. Afraid of the things that we can’t control… We tend to forget that He can and He does.
Remember, you’re not the source of your strength, you’re merely a tool in the hands of the Master Builder. And so, the Lord warmly reminds us,
Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. (Matthew 6:34, NIV)
Some days even the little things add up to a lot. A lot of worry, a lot of concern, a lot of fear and anxiety… but mostly it’s a lot of us needing to let go and let God. Needing to trust Him more than we do. Needing to stand back and let Him do His work. As long as we’re stressed, worried, and overthinking our lives, we’re still holding on to the reigns, and we need to let go.
“We are meddling with God’s business when we let all manner of imaginings loose, predicting disaster, contemplating possibilities instead of following, one day at a time, God’s plain simple pathway. When we try to meet difficulties prematurely we have neither the light nor the strength for them yet.” – Elisabeth Elliot
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Tilling the Soil
Practice laying aside your worry this week by reminding yourself of the power that’s working within you both to will and to do His good work.
Planting Hope
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. (Matthew 6:34, KJV)
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DARLENE SCHACHT is an award-winning and NYT best-selling author. She is the founder of Time-Warp Wife Ministries, an online publication that encourages women to live Christ-centered lives.
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