…Everything we need for the next year, Lord. (Or 10 years, or 20…)<\/p>\n
If you grew up in a church, you probably learned to pray, “Give us this day our daily bread.” But I find that most of my prayers, when I am asking God for help in a material way, are not about today. They are about what’s coming up. What’s down the road. “Lord, help us find a way to pay the hospital co-pay when the baby is born.” “Lord, help us find a way to send all these kids to college in 15 years.” “Lord, help us find a\u00a0way to…” When I am worried about not having enough…it is not having enough in the future that I am worried about. \u00a0I’ve never gone without food or without a roof over my head. Yet I worry about what tomorrow will bring, or next week, or next year? What does that say about my trust in the Lord, who has always provided for me thus far?<\/p>\n
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.” Matthew 6:34. Now there’s a verse I need someone to repeat to me every day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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