Enough for Today

As part of my usual morning routine, I love sitting down with a book before I begin my day. One morning, I picked up my devotional and the very first verse I read was:

“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”   Matthew 6:34

At first, I brushed it off and thought, “I’m not really worried about anything right now. I’m good.”
But I couldn’t shake the verse. It lingered in my thoughts, inviting me to sit with it a little longer.

So I paused and asked myself:   Is there something I’m stressed about or trying to solve this morning? This week?

As I reflected, Jesus’ words began to feel deeply relevant. We live in a world full of overplanning, overthinking, and over-carrying. We’re constantly doing, but not always becoming. We call it being “responsible,” but sometimes it’s just worrying in disguise.

I began digging a little deeper and started to notice how subtly worry shows up in our lives, often without us naming it:

• Replaying conversations, wondering if we said the wrong thing.
• Trying to control outcomes by micromanaging.
• Feeling like we have to be productive every minute, as if rest means falling behind.
• Worrying silently: Are my kids okay?
• Creating backup plans for our backup plans.
• Obsessing over finances, health, the unknown...

Sometimes, we cling to worry because it feels like control.  We think, “If I can plan it all, manage every detail, stay ten steps ahead, then I won’t have anything to worry about.”  But that belief is full of cracks. The truth is, no matter how well we prepare, life will still throw in detours, delays, and disappointments.

The goal isn’t perfect control, it’s learning how to trust, how to bounce back, and how to hold grace for yourself in the process.  We’re called to steward what’s in our hands, but not to carry what’s beyond them. And in our stewardship, we must remember: God’s strength meets us not in perfection, but in surrender.

I realized I’ve carried all of these at different seasons. And the more I reflect, the more I see:
We often don’t call it worry, because it feels normal.  But it weighs us down. It steals today’s peace by dragging in tomorrow’s fear.

Now let me be clear, Jesus isn’t saying not to plan. He’s not saying “live recklessly” or “don’t be responsible.”  He’s saying:  Don’t live in tomorrow’s storm while you’re still standing in today’s grace.

He invites us to live with wisdom, not worry or anxiousness. To lean into foresight, not foreboding.

Foresight is using wisdom to think ahead. It’s not obsessing over the future, but being intentional today to prepare for where you’re going.  When I feel scattered or anxious, I stop and ask myself:

• Is this thought clear?
• Does it help me act wisely?
• Does it lead to peace and readiness?

If yes, then I’m planning with foresight.  But then there’s foreboding, that heavy, anxious feeling that something bad is going to happen, even without real evidence. It sneaks in and makes you brace for the worst.

When that starts to rise up, I ask myself:

• Is this thought clouding my thinking?
• Is it draining my energy?
• Is it paralyzing me instead of preparing me?

Here’s the difference:

• Foresight plans.
• Foreboding worries.
• Foresight prepares.
• Foreboding panics.

And as someone who’s known for her checklists and planning (seriously, I love a good to-do list!) I've had to learn:  Planning is wise, but not at the cost of peace. We can plan, but we must also trust.  We can prepare, but we must also release. And we must learn to say:  “This isn’t mine to carry today. God is already in my tomorrow.”

Some things, God calls us to steward.  Others, He asks us to surrender. So, next time you feel the stress rising, ask yourself:

• What quiet worry have I been carrying like it’s normal?
• Where do I need to surrender and invite God into the unknown?

Be reminded of this truth today:  Be present. Be faithful. Trust God with tomorrow. Be a good steward of what’s in front of you, and let Him hold what’s ahead. Grace is for this moment, not the one you haven’t lived yet.  So let’s take a breath.  Let’s lay it down.  And let’s live in today’s grace, not tomorrow’s guesswork.