Do I still worry about what happened yesterday? There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days that should be kept from fear and apprehension. One of these days is yesterday, with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the world cannot bring back yesterday. We cannot undo a single act we performed. We cannot erase a single word we said. Yesterday is gone beyond recall. “God will not suffer you to be tempted above what you are able, but with the temptation HE will also find a way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” If you have enough faith in and trust in God, He will give you all the strength you need to face every temptation and to overcome it. Nothing will prove too hard for you to bear. You can face any situation. “Be of good cheer. I have overcome the world.” You can overcome any temptation with God’s help. So fear nothing. Do I still worry too much about tomorrow? The other day we should not worry about is tomorrow, with its possible adversities, its burdens, its large promise, and perhaps its poor performance. Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control. Tomorrow’s sun will rise, either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds, but it will rise. Until it does, we have no stake in tomorrow, for it is as yet unborn. “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Faith is not seeing, but believing. Down through the ages, there have always been those who have obeyed the heavenly vision, not seeing but believing in God. And their faith was rewarded. So shall it be you. Good things will happen to you. You cannot see God, but you can see the results of faith in human lives, changing them from defeat to victory. God’s grace is available to all who have faith – not seeing, but believing. With faith, life can be victorious and happy. Am I living one day at a time? This leaves only one day – today!!! Anyone can fight the battles of just one day. It is only when you and I add the burden of those two awful eternities, yesterday and tomorrow, that we break down. It is not the experience of today that drives us mad. It is the remorse or bitterness for something that happened yesterday or the dread of what tomorrow may bring. Let us therefore do our best to live but one day at a time. Give God the gift of a thankful heart. Try to see causes of thankfulness in your everyday life. When life seems hard and trouble crowd, then look for some reasons for thankfulness. There is always something you can be thankful for. The offering of thanksgiving is indeed a sweet incense going up to God throughout a busy day. Seek diligently for something to be glad and thankful about. You will inquire in time the habit of being constantly grateful to God for all his blessings. Each new day some new cause for joy and gratitude will spring to your mind and you will thank God sincerely. "EASIER SAID THAN DONE!!!" I know that this way of "THINKING/LIVING" is hard to do 24/7, but.....for ME....it is something that I NEED to keep striving for, some days more than others. lol Being one of the busiest months of the year for most of us, i.e....upcoming school year..... I hope this helps anyone going through a rough time in their life (big or small). :)
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 11:25:55 +0000
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