"TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW CREEPS IN THIS PETTY PACE..."

"Here's a simple plan: you be my loving woman; I'll be your loving man." It continues, "Sha La La La La La Live for today/ and don't worry about tomorrow." Of course, it's a song from the 60's. But scripture addresses tomorrow as Shakespeare and the 60's group, but with the proper perspective.

Matthew 6:34 is our daughter's favorite verse in scripture: "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself." When she was in high school, she had this verse cut out and placed on a card inside her red/black Talon windshield. The preceeding verse "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given unto you," is not just a great hymn. It's a favorite verse of Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner who added the verse to an autograph I obtained once in St. Louis.

So does this mean no one should plan ahead? Just go with the flow? Not at all. The last part of Matt 6:34 states "Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof," in the King James version, and "each day has enough trouble of its own," in the NIV. Or whatever troubles come our way will be difficult in their own time. There's no reason to worry about them before hand. But if we combine both verses, we see that if we trust God, then what do we have to worry about? If it's our family or finances or future plans, then they become our focus instead of God. As scripture says, first things first. Or as it says in the footnotes of my study bible, don't let the worries of tomorrow affect your relationship with God today.

Do I practice what I preach here? Do I still waste time worrying? Well, I'm progressing. It's seems the more I mature as a Christian, the more I can trust God. Or is it the other way around?