Christian Counselor Directory - ONE DAY AT A TIME: Weekend Seed Thought

	Seed Thought for this Week Sent weekly to over 100,000 Christian families and growing. ONE DAY AT A TIME Most of the time our problems are fleeting or we think they are worse than they are. These kinds of problems go away as quickly as they came. But sometimes there are challenges and difficulties that not only look bleak, but are bleak, and they stay with us for a while. When we are going through this kind of trouble, it is best to take it one day at a time.  In Mathew 6:34 Jesus taught us that we should not “worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will take care of the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is evil.” In this verse, evil is the emotional toll it takes on us when we worry too much beyond the present; when we fail to trust God for our future. Worrying too much about tomorrow is also destructive because we will be of little good to ourselves and to others because we are emotionally drained. We can even get mentally or physically sick because of worry and stress. Medical professionals often remind us that stress contributes to emotional and physical illness.  Taking it a day at a time doesn’t mean we should neglect to plan for tomorrow’s challenges and responsibilities or fail to do everything we can to relieve our problems with a look toward the future. It means we should not worry about tomorrow’s troubles and contingencies to the point that we have strangled the life out of everything remaining that is not part of the problem or challenge. If we do this too much we will fail to live well in the present. In the English language the word worry comes from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning to choke or strangle. Evidently they knew something about worry.  It is not easy to handle our problems one day at time. But we must try. If we do, God will give us strength to do it. We should remember when God guides us to do something he gives us the strength and peace of mind to do it. When we are confronted with challenges and hardships we should do what we can the day we have them. Then rest in faith, committing our future and outcomes to God. And when tomorrow comes we do the same.  We can also seek out a friend, family member, or therapists for guidance all the while seeking God with our whole heart to help us worry less and trust more. Click to listen to our weekly podcast  New book of short Christian essays Seed Thoughts Sponsored by  Christian Counselor Directory