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Tomorrow is
Tomorrow--Live it Tomorrow
We like to
look ahead. We like to plan ahead. We are
taught that it is prudent to plan for the future. So
as responsible humans, we weigh living for today against
planning ahead and find the scales are tipping heavily in
favor of planning ahead. God says live today and He also
wants us to be responsible. This is confusing.
We all
have experienced the woes of putting together a great
plan, anticipating with delight as we proceed to work the
plan, only to have it fall into total disarray. Ol’
Murphy said it best, “Whatever can go wrong, will go
wrong.” Murphy understood about making plans.
We have
seen very improbable plans take flight and never encounter
a crosswind. Unexpected and unpredicted boosts to the plan
lift it high and carry it to ultimate success. How
come?
Remember
Jonah, the prophet who was eaten by a whale when he
refused to do what God told him to do? Whether you
know the Muslim version or the Christian version, the
message is the same: You may make your plans, but if
God has different plans, He has the resources to guarantee
His plan will be carried out.
If we
feel we must plan and we do it with our hearts open, we
will be in a position to hear when God suddenly announces
an unexpected change in the flight plan. If we think
of ourselves as spiritual adventurers, not bound by
earthly borders, God will take us on the most exciting
adventures “unimaginable”. . . after all, Jonah was
not too likely to expect to see the sun again once he
found himself in the belly of a big fish.
The
counsel of God is to live today; to live now. Tomorrow is
tomorrow; live it tomorrow.
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