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worry not

I've been doing some more or less random readings around different topics in the Bible lately. Since I am in a hotel, the Gideon Bible is handy. In the front is a list of topics to choose from if you are looking for something specific. I browsed the list and settled on "Prevailing Prayer" to which it referred me to Matthew 6:5-15. I always prefer to read the whole chapter to get a better context, so I did. I like the general theme that you should do what is right because it is the right thing to do and not because you expect some external reward from those around you. However, the very last verse jumped out at me tonight:

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own troubles." (v. 34)

Do not worry about tomorrow. Hmmm. Seems like there is plenty on my plate currently to worry about but perhaps I should just focus on today, do what I can, try to live my life in a pleasing manner, and worry not about tomorrow. I think this is a conversation with God I need to have.

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