When worries filled my days—about the future, about my family, my faith—God popped some verses into my inbox.
Matthew 6:34: “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow
will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”
Looking more at Matthew 6, I’m reminded of the uselessness
of worrying about things over which I have no control.
2 Corinthians 9:8: “And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.”
1 Peter 5:7: “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares
for you.”
And the verse which I often use in my prayers when I wrestle
with the thoughts in my head.
Ezekiel 36:26: “And I will give you a new heart, and I will
put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give
you a tender, responsive heart.”
Ephesians 3:17-19: “Then Christ will make his home in your
hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep
you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people
should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you
experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then
you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes
from God.”
Lord, wrap me in the immenseness of your love.