I’ve been talking to a mentor and friend and I realized that I can sometimes fall victim in something that God calls us not to do. Sometimes I worry and focus so much on the future that I miss the responsibilities that I need to focus on today.
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” - Matthew 6:34
In the world today, setting goals and properly planning to take the steps to achieve your goals is a responsible task. By doing this, we try to organize and put ourselves into position to succeed. Nothing is wrong with striving for a goal, but the problem comes when we get so focused on our future that we try to take it into our own hands.
I just think about how one of my main goals as a kid was to play professional basketball. I worked hard knowing what was ahead if I properly executed the plan that was set. I worked so hard that I actually put basketball before my faith and God. Of course, at the time I didn’t realize that but now I do. I understand how It allowed me to stray away from God’s purpose over my life.
God’s word says he will give us enough grace needed for each day. He says this because we have so many other things to think about each day, that to worry about what is on our plate for tomorrow will become overwhelming. Pastor Tony Evans said it best, “Today, is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday.” Meaning don’t borrow from tomorrow’s to do list and worry about how you’ll complete or accomplish something meant for tomorrow, when you have to think about today first.
When I think about winning each day, it takes me back to my high school football days. Each week we had a unified team goal to win on Friday night. For us, winning on Friday meant we had to start the Saturday before. We all came in on Saturday morning to watch the next team’s film, and then we went out each day of the week to execute that specific day's tasks to help prepare ourselves for the big game on Friday. Anyone that knows me well enough, knows that my senior year of football was probably my favorite year of sports in my life. That is mostly because of the coach I had. He was by far my favorite coach to play for, and that was because he conducted a team like I've never seen before. We were organized, competed hard each day, all got along and we all bought into the team goal.
Now, you’re probably wondering how I have played division I college basketball and professionally overseas and pick my senior year of football as my favorite year. Well, each day for me all I had to do was attack and win that specific day. I was taught to play the quarterback position from my head coach and assistant coach day by day. I was new at the position and hadn't even played football since my freshman year in highschool. I chose to play football the summer going into my senior year, so they were forced to teach me the position quickly, but also only give me enough that I could handle. We had a good team, and many of my teammates went on to play college football. At the end of the year, I ended up receiving an award for MVP of our team. Not because I was the best, there were far better football players on that team, but because my head coach and assistant supplied me with enough knowledge to lead the team each day.
Same goes for our spiritual life. We all play for a great, unbeatable coach in God. To see the success we are looking for, we must follow His playbook. However, we must understand He only gives us enough we can handle. So, each day we need to turn the page and ask, what can we do to dominate today and when tomorrow comes, we will repeat the cycle. Walk with the lord and walk in his plans, and soon we will be living out His playbook for our lives.
“For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.”- Ephesians 2:10
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