I’m writing this on Monday.  I feel like I’m riding a roller coaster.  And today it feels like there’s a lot more down than up.  Who knows what it will be by the time you read this next weekend?  God knows… but he doesn’t tell.

I was reminded when Janis and I walked this morning that the sun came up, birds were singing, squirrels were scampering around and the flowers are blooming.  None of them knew that the stock market was going to drop almost three thousand points today.  They didn’t care.  And they won’t care tomorrow morning- regardless of what it does.  The odds are pretty good that they will be doing that same thing tomorrow morning.

Times like this are a gut-check.  You get to see what’s important to you.  You get to see who/what you feel is in control of your future.  If we discover that we are over-anxious about finances or health, then this “crisis” may be just what we needed.

God could tell us what will happen tomorrow if he wanted us to know.  Do you know why he doesn’t?  Because he wants you to trust him.

It seems like a good time for us to be reminded of what Jesus told the large crowd on the hillside overlooking the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 6:25-34; Luke 12:22-34):  He told them, “Do not worry… Do not be afraid.”  Then he gave them the reason to not worry or be afraid- “Your Father knows what you need…” and if you trust that he cares and is able to supply what you need, that’s enough!  He ends by telling them not to worry about tomorrow.

Now the question for you and me is this- Do you trust God enough to not worry?

– Ken Stegall