The Memo

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I’m a planner and not knowing what my future holds is hard. Will the house sell? Where will I live once it does? Will I have enough income? Although, I’m doing better than I have in the past, part of me still wants solid evidence, a plan I can see, touch, and manipulate.

God sent two messages in response to my fretting.  

Last night, I watched a program with a character named Marie. That name is uncommon. I’ve only met one other Marie in my lifetime and rarely see it used in books or movies. God has done this before, so I paid close attention to the character’s troubles. At the end of the program, she had a hard decision to make. Another character quoted Ecclesiastes 3:1 as advice. “There is a season for all things.” That scripture has special meaning for me, and I quoted it in my devotional book, A God for All Seasons.

Yes, I’m in a new season of my life. One that is filled with questions such as, “What now?”

This morning, the title to the devotion in Our Daily Bread is: Give Your Worries to Jesus.

The scripture quote is from Matthew 6:25-27. “...Don’t worry about your life...Consider the lilies...”

Every time I’ve been in a precarious financial situation that scripture, or references to lilies, has preceded a miracle.

“But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown in the oven, will he not much more clothe you — you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For it is the gentiles who seek all these things, and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”

As for today’s troubles? I have a warm home, food in the pantry, and clothes to wear. My troubles are few. For tomorrow’s worries, I stand on my faith and trust in God’s promises.

Dear Lord, I place my life in your hands, letting go of my worries and concerns. But I’m weak. I’ll slip and feel anxious again. However, you won’t let me wallow there. You’ll send more messages to remind me not to worry. You have all in your loving hands. Amen.