Daily Trouble
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How much trouble is enough trouble? Do you go looking for trouble? Is one day’s trouble enough?
We should not go looking for trouble. Our days are best spent seeking God and his Kingdom.
In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus tells us, “Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. ‘Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.’” (Matthew 6:33-34, ESV).
God knows what we need and will provide what we need when we need it. We do not need to be anxious about our lives. We do not need to seek troubles beyond the trouble of the day. We need to consider each day and live day by day. We must trust God with our time.
James wrote in his New Testament book, saying, “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit’— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.’” (James 4:13-15, ESV).
May we be wise, discerning, and prayerful about how we spend our days, recognizing how short our time is, and trusting God with each day; praying, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”
A Collect for the Renewal of Life: “O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness during the day, we may, when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” (Book of Common Prayer, 2019).
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