Day 9Goodnight, Lord

Hand Over Tomorrow Today

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.

Matthew 6:34

The anxious mind loves the middle of the night. It's at night that it pulls tomorrow into today and makes you live out, ahead of time, problems that haven't even arrived yet. But Jesus teaches you a kind of rest: each day has its own care, and tomorrow doesn't need to be carried tonight. You don't have strength today for what will only happen tomorrow — and you don't need to. The grace for the coming day will arrive on the coming day. Tonight, return tomorrow to God's hands; He's already there waiting for you. Don't rush ahead into suffering over things that may never even happen. Sleep in today. Tomorrow will be safe when you wake up.

Prayer

Lord, I hand tomorrow over to You before I sleep. Take from my mind what hasn't even arrived yet, and give me rest in today. I trust that You are already in my tomorrow. Amen.