Fear thou not; for I
am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I
will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my
righteousness.
Just One Day
1/3/06
Hope can seem
elusive
When the Evil One
draws near
He'd have us focus
far ahead
On all that we might
fear.
For the future seems
uncertain
When looked at from
today
Each dream that we
might hope for
Could go wrong in
every way.
Thus he would entrap
our minds
Held fast by fear's
intent
That we might
re-direct our lives
And, thus, our
dreams prevent.
But the Lord gave us
the answer
Spoken long ago
That shows how to
hold onto
The dreams our
hearts still know.
He said, "Take
one day at a time
Don't borrow future
fears
There's work enough
to do right now
Don't waste those
precious tears.
"Satan would
have you think I can't
Do all I said I
would -
I promised I would
do the rest
Once you've done all
you could.
"So don't worry
about tomorrow
We'll get there as
we will
There's no need to
leap mountains
Just work on this
day's hill.
"And as you
walk on, day by day,
Though far your
dreams appear
Have faith in me,
walk by my side
And soon all will be
clear.
"Do not fear
the Dark One
I'll show the way
that's true
You see, I was here
long ago -
I walked it once for
you.
"So let the
future wait for us
We'll get there as
we may
For now there's just
one moment
For now there's just
one day."
I still find myself
needing to remember this at times.
In Matthew 6:34 it states ,"Take
therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the
things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."
Sometimes we get so
caught up in everything we're trying to work out just right, or anticipating
any potential problem to avoid negative attention, or focusing on the magnitude
of the mountain ahead of us that we can get paralyzed with the stress of it all.
This scripture shows that today, now is what we need to concern ourselves with.
It is well to plan and prepare, but don't waste the now on the future. We have
enough things to care about today without adding tomorrow's burdens on top of
it. Even better is the 3 Nephi version where it ends, "sufficient is the
day unto the evil thereof." Now, not only can we stay focused, we also
have the assurances that we'll be able to handle it even if it's just a day at
a time.
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