Tomorrow: Trust is the Antidote for Frustration

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Tomorrow: Trust is the Antidote for Frustration
by Patrick Morley, Devotions for the Man in the Mirror

Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. — Matthew 6:34

On peaceful days I feel in absolute accord with the will of Christ. Other times, when a sense of frustration sweeps over me, I am anxious about where Christ is taking my life. The difference always boils down to trust, and trust always swirls in the realm of the future.

Are you frustrated about your future? Do you doubt that God’s plan is the best plan? I have never doubted that God’s plan is the best plan for my life, but I don’t always like it. Sometimes a rebellion rises up within me, and I want a break from God’s plan — to see things take a different direction.

Do you ever get frustrated because you would like to lead a more important life, a more exciting life, a more rewarding life? These desires are the embers of ambition. God can initiate our ambitions, or we can do it on our own. If you are frustrated, if worry over your plans consumes your thoughts, your ambitions are your own. Yield them to Christ.

Making plans from self-initiated ambition leads to rebellion against the will of God. When once we start a rebellion against the will of God, frustration and worry over tomorrow mark our present. Christ says simply, “Do not worry about tomorrow.”

Trust is the antidote for frustration.

I Surrender

Lord Jesus, I have been frustrated about my future, nervous about my life. I confess that I have not trusted tomorrow to You, but I have been seeking to orchestrate my own future. Help me to be content with my life and to take no thought for the morrow. I will trust You. Amen.

Are you worried about tomorrow? Your future? Your retirement, job security, health, family, the safety of your children, your home, community, safety? Is it making you happier to bear all of that frustration and worry? Healthier? More peaceful?