Bread from Matthew 6:34

The following entry is taken from "Girl Talk," a blog which I highly recommend about "biblical womanhood and other fun stuff" by the Mahaney girls. The passage was incredibly useful to me, as I am often guilty of falling into the trap of worrying. I encourage women especially to take a look at www.girltalk.blogs.com

“Sufficient for the day is its own trouble,” it says in Matthew 6:34. Granted, my troubles aren’t very big. Lately it’s been things like the unexpected bill, the disobedience of my four-year-old or snags in the house-buying process. Nothing like the troubles several of my friends have experienced recently.

Because of fear, however, my minor daily troubles can sometimes seem worse than they really are. John Flavel (whom Mom quoted yesterday) explains:

“The grief we suffer from evil felt would be light and easy, were it not incensed by fear….If the face of things to come be threatening and inauspicious, fear gains the ascendant over the mind; and unmanly [or in our case “unwomanly”] and unchristian faintness pervades it; and, among the many other mischiefs it inflicts, this is not the least, that it brings the evil of to-morrow upon to-day, and so makes the duties of to-day wholly unserviceable to the evils of to-morrow.”

My four-year-old’s disobedience is exacerbated by my fear for the state of his soul. The bill seems larger than it really is if I'm worried about our family’s financial future. The snags in the house-buying process appear ominous if I'm anxious over the current housing market.
By fearing the future, I’m bringing in unnecessary and imaginary trouble and piling it onto today’s trouble. No wonder today’s trouble seems worse than it really is! What’s more, by fearing the future, I make today’s duties “wholly unserviceable to the evils of tomorrow.” I can’t effectively prepare for tomorrow’s trouble if I’m not trusting God today.

Matthew 6:25-34 doesn't simply tell me there will be trouble tomorrow. It also gives me reasons to trust in God. He is sovereign, caring, wise, and loving, and He has promised to provide everything that I need. I can face today’s troubles knowing that His grace will be there for me tomorrow.

NYC here we come!

Chris and I had a great time in Pennsylvania this weekend. It was a short trip, but worth the ride. We especially enjoyed a day in NYC. Here are some pictures! Our swing pic in Central Park is my favorite :)

M&M World!!!

On the go...

Spring has had a busy start this year. Chris was in Kentucky last week for the Together for the Gospel conference. I was so glad for him to have such a great opportunity, and can't wait to read some of the great and FREE books he recieved there. As for me, I had a very productive week on my own, but am glad to have my husband back. We had a nice leisurly weekend with great weather-the perfect opportunity for a bikeride in downtown Wake Forest. We even discovered a brand new ice cream shop in our travels, mmmm.

This afternoon we will be getting ready to leave for Pennsylvania for a trip to see Chris' parents. I am most excited for our day trip to NYC on Friday, and can't wait to see my great friend Lisa there :) We will be sure to take lots of pictures!

Getting Crafty...

Before....and After. A success!!!!