🛑 Stop, breathe, and rest in God

Don’t borrow trouble from tomorrow—God is with you today ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [Pastor Rick's Daily Hope](  {NAME}, There are two days out of every week you should never worry about . . . . . . yesterday and tomorrow. Jesus says, "Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble" (Matthew 6:34 ESV). You can’t live in the future, and you certainly can’t live in the past. You can only live right now, today. And in his kindness and love, Jesus wants to save you the headache of trying to handle more than God’s equipped you to manage. Personally, I need to hear that at the start of this new year, and maybe you do too. With so much in front of you, it’s easy to get ahead of yourself and try to control every outcome. But God’s invitation to you is . . . stop, breathe, and rest in him. I want to help you rest in God as you kick off this new year by sending you my [Living in the Goodness of God Guided Experience Bible Study](. [Living in the Goodness of God]( Before I share how you can get yours, let me give you two important reasons why God doesn’t want us to carry more than we’re meant to. First, when you worry about tomorrow, you miss the blessings of today. Maybe you’re worried about something that’s coming up later this year, and every day between now and then gets ruined because you can’t stop worrying about it. When you're anxious about the future, you can’t enjoy God’s blessings today. Second, you cannot solve tomorrow’s problems with today’s power. When tomorrow arrives, God will give you the power, perspective, grace, and wisdom you need to get through that day. But he won’t supply what you need for tomorrow while today is still on your plate. Jesus told us to pray, "Give us today our daily bread" (Matthew 6:11 NIV), not "Give us today our weekly bread." He wants you to depend on him one day at a time. Now, it’s okay to plan for tomorrow. Here at the start of a brand-new year, I’m making all sorts of plans, and I hope you are too—because the truth is that your loving Father has incredible plans and purposes for your life! But what Jesus doesn’t want you to do is borrow trouble from tomorrow. Trust God for each day as it comes, and he’ll provide everything you need. The Bible promises, "The LORD will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right" (Psalm 84:11 NLT). Doesn’t that sound like a better way to go through this year . . . resting in God each day and trusting him for all you need? That’s the invitation you’ll find in my Bible study [Living in the Goodness of God]( I’m excited to send you as thanks for your gift to help encourage more people with God’s promises through Daily Hope. The promises of God’s Word are too good to keep to ourselves. More people like Faith need to know about his unrelenting love. And your support helps tell them! Faith shares . . . "I have been listening to you ever since I went into the foster care system in high school. After so many years of being in foster care, I aged out at 18 and had nowhere to go. However, I kept my faith in the Lord and knew that he had a plan for me. I am now working with a ministry that helps aged-out youth and young adults THRIVE. Thank you so much, for always lifting me up and reminding me that I have a purpose and am loved." Do you know what Faith discovered because someone like you helped reach her with God’s love through Daily Hope?          She learned to . . . stop, breathe, and rest in God. [That’s my prayer for you this year as well—so be sure to request Living in the Goodness of God when you give today.]( And thank you for standing with me to bring the hope of Christ to more people like Faith this year. I love you and thank God for your passion to reach our world for Jesus! God bless you, [Request my copy >>]( [Get Hope Share Hope]  [Facebook](  [Instagram]( Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( Daily Hope, PO Box 80448, Rancho Santa Margarita, California 92688, United States