Have any of you been anxious lately? I have been.
I’ve had weird dreams about my kids getting arrested, having a heart attack myself, and my wife driving off a cliff. Each of these items are images my brain has created based on things that are going on in our life. My son’s school loan didn’t go through until well into September. That was interpreted as he stole from someone. Like many a good married couple my wife and I drive each other nuts.
But thankfully I have a prayer life. I’ll wake in the middle of the night from one of these dreams and recite the Lord’s Prayer. I’ve been focused on the “Give us this day our daily bread” line of the prayer lately. I don’t find this to be only about food for the body. It’s also about focusing on today’s activities only and not worrying about the future or past.
As much of a planner as I am, it’s a good reminder that I can only do today’s items… in fact, I can only do the items in the now. The right now. Life exists…right…now.
So that line has helped me stay focused in the here, and in the and now. God will provide for everything else. He has the election. He has the yard work. He has the travel plans. He has the weddings, the graduations, and He has the provisions for all of it taken care of. Just take your daily bread and eat it.
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