When You’re Troubled by Tomorrow

Posted on Oct 10, 2017 Topic : Inspirational/Devotional, Men's Christian Living
Posted by : Bruce Wilkinson

Anxiety about the future can cover a plethora of things. We can feel anxious about our financial future, our health, our purpose, our spouse and parents, our children and grandkids, the state of our nation, our safety, our job, our relationships, or even our appearance. The list of things to worry about in the future is endless. But one word sums them all up: uncertainty.

There is something we all have in common, and that is an inability to predict the future. We can plan. We can anticipate. We can even worry. But none of that will have the final say on what tomorrow will be like. But God has not left us here alone. He knows our form and our fears. What’s more, He knows our future. And since He does, wouldn’t it be the wisest thing of all to draw close to the One who knows the answer to what we may be anxious about?

He is our peace as we set our minds on Him. His Word is our guide. His loving-kindness never ceases, and His compassions never fail. They are new every morning, which means there is one thing we can be certain of: God’s compassion and loving-kindness will be there to greet us and meet us every step of the way. That truth alone provides solace to the tensions that linger about our unknown tomorrows.

Why is it important to overcome your worries and anxieties about the future? Because these worries and anxieties are stealing the life you have in the present. You cannot predict the future. Neither can you control it. But what you can do is diminish the peace, joy, happiness, and life you have been given today when your mind stays stuck in fearing the unknowns of tomorrow.

God has promised to never leave you. You may not know what the future holds, but you know Who holds the future. Therefore, rest in the power of His intimate presence and grace. God knows the plans He has for you. These are plans for your well-being and not for calamity, to give you a future, and to give you a hope. Try not to muddy today by forgetting these truths about tomorrow.