A Sweet Reminder

 

I’ve told this story countless times.

Today I had a clear reminder of it and wanted to take the time to share it with you in case you too need a reminder.

Many years ago, which I will not number – I found myself in a really tight spot. The consequences of the next day were looking like they would be harsh. I couldn’t sleep from the stress of what I had to face, and I didn’t want the next day to happen.

I said 911 prayers unsure of how God could help me in the situation I found myself in.

I felt a nudge to read my Bible. Now I always had my Bible by my bed because I was taught to read it every night. I didn’t really listen to it. At that time in my life, I had some weird opinions about what I read, so at the time I didn’t know what the Bible would have to do with anything. Still, I reached over and put the green leather Bible on my lap.

I opened it up and my eyes looked directly at Matthew 6:34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”

I am not sure how that Bible stayed on my lap because those words blew me away. This green leather book spoke to me.

I put the book away and curled up on my bed with my soft cozy comforter over me and closed my eyes to go to sleep.

It said not to worry, and I believed it.

The next day became the day I started talking about God and what the Bible said to me. I still hadn’t accepted Jesus as Lord, but I believed that the Bible talked to me.

All the things that concerned me were taken care of, did my problems go away, no, but I did get help, and direction, which helped me to go forward in a positive way in my life. Everything got taken care of and the negative emotions from the burden disappeared.

I did write at the beginning of retelling this story that I got a reminder of this verse today. Yes, I do so wish I didn’t need the reminder to not worry again. I have been reminded many times to not worry in my life.

Different things happen in life that push me to grow to different levels of faith. I find I must remember the first time I heard the Bible speak to me. Do not worry.

That’s been hard lately. Each day does bring its own troubles, problem is sometimes yesterdays problems aren’t completely taken care of, and the pile of troubles grow.

Today I listed those troubles that have been consistently showing up one after another. It’s been like running on a treadmill. When I think, whew that problem is taken care of, another problem pops along, with some of the same ones popping back up again.

I wrote the words, peace, comfort, perfect, blessings, reconcile, love, mercy, beside the list, and a note with - how frustrating, what am I to learn here?

I closed my journal, feeling frustrated, overwhelmed, and opened my BLUE leather Bible, and highlighted in yellow is Matthew 6: 25

“Therefore, I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? ²⁶ Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? ²⁷ Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?”

And a few verses away is ³²…For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. ³³ But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. ³⁴ Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”

A sweet reminder.

During overwhelming circumstances, there are those words that remind us of our heavenly Father knowing what we need and to seek Him first, and those things will be taken care of, one way or another.

I thank you heavenly Father for reminding me of how much You care. Help me and anyone reading this blog, to seek You and Your kingdom. Show us how to deal with today and all it brings to us, as we seek You, and give us trust in You with our tomorrows that You grant us. Thank You for this day.

In Jesus name Amen.

May all reading this blog be filled with peace that surpasses all understanding through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.