Proverbs 27:1 – “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.”
Matthew 6:34 – “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
James 4:14,15 – “…yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, ‘If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.’”
Hmmm…..what do these verses (ESV) tell me? I shouldn’t state what I will do tomorrow, instead I should depend on my Heavenly Father and when making plans I should say, – “If the Lord wills, I will ….” Also, I shouldn’t focus on worries that might come tomorrow, and instead make a point to only focus on living out today as best I can in the Lords will. I’ve never been very good at setting goals and then doing them. I have to say I’m glad last year at New Year’s time I didn’t set any goals or resolutions – it has been a very eventful year. If I’d set my own plans (in the form of goals or resolutions) am afraid I would be unable to see all the blessings and benefits of the past year. I am a list maker and when I don’t get to cross everything off “my list” I tend to really struggle with frustration. I am one of those individuals who will, at the end of a particularly frustrating day, write a list of everything I did accomplish so I can cross it off and “see” evidence of my productivity. 😀 {the review “list” of our last year will be coming later}
Anyway – I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas season and are feeling renewed as we take on another NEW YEAR! I had the privilege of spending three days this last week making doll clothes for my niece and daughter – it has been a blast! However, my house went to pot as I ignored everything I should have done and at several moments/hours of having all five kids over here at my house…I blissfully ignored it all, but last night I was done with the mess. I spent the day putting Christmas decorations away and cleaning. My kids did pretty well working along side me, but I did lose them when my brother announced he was going to pull them behind the snowmachine :-D. I love to have Christmas stuff put away and the house freshly cleaned for New Years; I love the anticipation of a new year and starting off organized…..
That organization is going to happen this week. When I get that done, I promise to post more pictures of the house projects that have been pulled off over the last several months. I’ve taken some pictures, but haven’t had everything clean at once to take overall pictures. Off to celebrate New Years Eve with lots of family and friends that are nearly family!!!
