Tomorrow Is A New Day
A few weeks ago my two older brothers and I went camping with each of our wives and kids. There were 16 of us and 5 were kids under 3 years old. Yeah, pretty crazy! It was back when the temps were hitting 105-108 day after day here in DFW.
When we planned our trip the weather was supposed to be nice (according to averages) where we were going. Was it? No, not so much. It was hot, muggy, humid, cloudy, and drizzly – It was so humid that when Angela washed Addison’s blanket it didn’t even dry after 3 days. Each day we would say, “Maybe tomorrow will be better.”
Finally, on the last day, the freakishly abnormal heatwave broke and when we left around noon, it was in the low 70′s. It is amazing. What a difference a day can make!
It doesn’t matter how bad things have been, how impossible the situation may look, or how long things have been bad. God can turn it all around.
1 Peter 1:6 – The Apostle Peter tells us that any troubles or hardships that we may have, they are only for a “LITTLE WHILE!”
There is always HOPE! Refuse to accept that something will never change. Joshua 3:5 tells us tomorrow the Lord will do great wonders among you.
No matter what you have been through, or are going through, how hopeless it may look, tomorrow is a new day. Lamentations 3 tells us that God’s mercies and compassions are new every morning.
In Joshua 11 we read about what seemed like a hopeless situation. In verses 1-3 we see that at minimum 14 Kings join forces to destroy Joshua. If ever there was a time to give up hope, this would be it. But instead of giving up, he trusted God. Look at what God said to Joshua.
Joshua 11:6 (New Living Translation) “Do not be afraid of them. By this time tomorrow I will hand all of them over…” Then verse 8 says – And the Lord gave them victory over their enemies.
No matter how hopeless it seems or how long it has been that way, God can turn it around in a day. Whatever you’ve been facing, whatever heartache you feel, tomorrow is a new day. You can have hope. It’s not over. This is not the end of your story. There is still more to be written. God is not done with you, and you should not be done with God!
Outwit Worry And Fear
3 Ways To Outwit Worry And Fear
1. Don’t forget what God has already done
In 1 Kings 19 Elijah was afraid of Jezebel because he forgot how God had delivered him before.
Look at how the psalmist remembered what God had done.
Psalm 107:6-9 (New Living Translation)
6 “Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress. 7 He led them straight to safety, to a city where they could live. 8 Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. 9 For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
The entire chapter lists all these times when God came through! Then the last verse says:
Psalm 107:43 (New Living Translation)
43 Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the Lord.
2. Think the right thoughts
You have a fight with someone, the more you talk about it the angrier you get. Whatever thoughts you give attention to the stronger they will grow.
2 Corinthians 10:5 (New International Version)
…We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
Telling yourself to NOT think about that will NOT work. If you tell yourself to not think about a big blue elephant, you’re going to be thinking about a big blue elephant. You have to replace the wrong thoughts with the right thoughts.
Jesus warned us about thoughts of worry for our life. He tells us that we should not worry about all the details of our life and goes on to tell us what we should be thinking about.
Matthew 6:32-34 (New Living Translation)
32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. 33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. 34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.
Paul tells us the types of thoughts that we should meditate on:
Philippians 4:8 (New International Version)
8Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
3. Give it to God
When I worry, I maximize my problems and minimize God.
When I trust God and give it to God, I maximize God and He minimizes my problems.
When I worry, I place the problem in my box and say I’m more capable of handling it then God.
Proverbs 3:5 (New Living Translation)
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.
Whatever is outside of our ability to fix, belongs in the God box.
Philippians 4:6-7 (New Living Translation)
6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.