"Do Not Be Anxious About Anything"

"Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day. "
-Matthew 6:34

The other day I was cleaning my house, and while cleaning I started doing what I often do when I am doing thoughtless tasks..I started thinking and mediating on my life. Of course it wasn't long after I started this self-centered analysis of my life that I soon began to become anxious. Anxious about school...anxious about relationships...anxious about friends and family..and the list goes on!!

This summer I had quite the change of pace in my life compared to the previous semester. Change of schedule, change of people, change of relationships, change of what I was filling my time with...lot's of change:) This has been indescribably good for me! After the craziness of last semester, I really needed a completely different lifestyle for awhile. I got so caught up in friends, trying to please people, getting good grades etc. that I really lost sight of the whole purpose in my existence. This summer God showed me much grace in reminding me exactly what I was created for and who I am created to be!

While cleaning I was reflecting on this, however, the more I started to reflect the more anxious I became about the coming up semester. What if my focus is lost again? What if relationships can't be restored? What if I do poorly in my classes? Like a wave of panic all these thoughts starting hitting me at once, however, among the craziness of my mind and my heart a thought popped into my head: "Kelli, stop being anxious about tomorrow...tomorrow will take care of itself." At first I thought it was quite funny, anxious is EXACTLY the way I was feeling in that moment..not worried, not fearful..but anxious!! I then realized that God was reminding me of His truth's in that moment. I have nothing to be anxious about because I know He will daily sustain me! Everyday, He will be my guide through the semester..one day at a time. And should I stumble or loose sight, by His loving grace He will always restore and bring me back to a place of adoration and love for Him. I know this to be true not only from His Word but also because He has been soo faithful to me in this way soo many times previously in my life!! I need not be anxious about tomorrow, because my God already knows all of my tomorrows and they are all a part of His plan for my life.:)

God doesn't need to keep us anxious in order to establish his power and superiority. Instead He exalts his power and superiority by working to take away our anxiety.
-John Piper