Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Matthew 6:34
But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:21-23
Jesus' words in Matthew imply that just as God ordains new mercies for each day, He ordains new troubles for each day. I am learning that those troubles are part of the mercies that Jeremiah speaks of, mercies of a different sort than those I want. They are tough mercies rather than tender ones, but mercies still, as this verse from an old hymn so greatly expresses:
He Whose heart is kind beyond all measure
Gives unto each day what He deems best—
Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,
Mingling toil with peace and rest.
-Day by Day, Karolina W. Sandell-Berg
Father, thank You for Your peculiar love. Enable me to embrace with greater joy the strange and wonderful love of a sovereign God. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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