We would ask for your continued prayers for Hu and his sister, Barbara. Both have had a very difficult day medically.
There are two days in the week that we must never worry about. One of them is yesterday. Some people worry about past failures and mistakes when usually there is absolutely nothing that can be done about them. It is far better to ask God for grace to forget. This was Paul's method: "Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before" (Philippians 3:13). Profit by your mistakes but never brood over them. Learn from the unhappy experiences, but put them behind you forever.
In addition to yesterday, we should not worry about tomorrow. Jesus said, "Take therefore no thought for the morrow." This means that we are not to give anxious thought to worrying about it. Tomorrow belongs to God. If we worry about it, there is the danger of anticipating things that will never happen. Our fears will be ungrounded. The expected calamities will not come. The rest of the days are either yesterdays or tomorrows. We need only face the responsibilities of one day at a time, while being assured in Deuteronomy 33:25, "As thy days, so shall thy strength be." From this promise, it is obvious that the Lord doles out sufficient care for every situation; so we need never worry.
We need to realize that our God is a great God. He is Jehovah-jireh, which means "The Lord will provide." It matters not as to the extent of the need, God's promise never fails.
Dr. J. Allen Blair - Copied by permission
As I was reading this post I was thinking; "Sherril writes just like her dad." And, then, I read at the bottom that it was your dad's writing! Thank you for sharing this today. Don and I are headed to Florida for Christmas with our son's family. I may not have access to read your blog daily but want you to know that we will continue to pray for Hu, Barbara and you nevertheless. I pray you will experience the gift of God's peace and joy in the midst of difficulties this Christmas.
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Cathi
Wow! I don't know if there could have been a more appropriate thing for me to read at that very moment. God has a way of putting you right where you need to be! Love and prayers!
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