Don’t Borrow Tomorrow’s Troubles
Trusting God With Today
Trusting God with Today…
There are seasons when life feels like it all hits at once.
Health concerns. Family transitions. Unanswered questions. Unknown outcomes.
And when uncertainty rises, most of us do the same thing: we reach for control.
We plan more. Research more. Think ahead. Try to manage outcomes.
Not because we’re trying to be controlling — but because we’re trying to feel safe.
But often, what we’re actually doing is pulling tomorrow’s fears into today’s reality.
And suddenly we’re carrying more than this day was ever meant to hold.
Jesus Draws a Boundary Around Today
In Matthew 6:34, Jesus says:
“Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
Jesus never said tomorrow wouldn’t have trouble. He simply said we weren’t meant to carry it yet.
Tomorrow belongs to tomorrow. Today already has enough.
The word “worry” here means to be pulled apart — divided across concerns.
And that’s exactly what happens when we try to control the future.
Part of us lives in what-ifs. Part of us lives in imagined outcomes. And very little of us remains present with God right now.
But Scripture keeps calling us back:
Stay here. Stay in today. This is where grace meets you.
God Gives Grace One Day at a Time
We see this same principle in the wilderness.
When God provided manna for Israel, He gave it daily (Exodus 16).
They couldn’t store it. They couldn’t secure tomorrow’s supply.
Why? Because God was forming trust.
Daily dependence. Daily returning. Daily provision.
And that hasn’t changed.
God still gives grace daily. Strength daily. Mercy daily.
You don’t need tomorrow’s grace today. Only today’s. And it’s already here.
Control Feels Like Comfort — But It Isn’t
When life feels uncertain, control feels productive.
If I plan enough… If I prepare enough… If I anticipate enough… I’ll be safe.
But control is a counterfeit comfort. It exhausts us. It increases anxiety.
And it quietly strains relationships — because people feel managed instead of loved.
We grasp for control hoping to create peace… but only surrender can do that.
Peace Lives on the Other Side of Surrender
Scripture never promises that life will be predictable. But it does promise that peace is possible.
Philippians 4:6–7 tells us to bring our anxieties to God — and His peace will guard our hearts and minds.
Notice what replaces anxiety: Not certainty. Not answers. Not outcomes. Relationship.
When we release what we cannot control and place it in God’s hands, something shifts inside us — even if nothing changes outside us.
That’s the peace that passes understanding. It doesn’t wait for resolution. It arrives with surrender.
Today With God Is Enough
From manna in the wilderness, to Jesus’ teaching, to the Psalms, to Paul and Peter - Scripture repeats the same invitation:
You are not meant to carry tomorrow. You are meant to trust God today. Because He is already in tomorrow. And you are not.
Today with God is enough.
Reflection
Where do you feel most out of control right now?
What are you trying to manage that God has not asked you to carry?
What trouble from tomorrow are you dragging into today?
What would trusting God with just the next step look like?
What can you hand back to God today?
Prayer
Lord, show me what You want me to focus on today, and give me the grace to release everything else. I trust You with what I cannot see and what I cannot control. Amen.