Give us each day our daily bread. Luke 11:3
I’ve prayed the model prayer we’ve been given hundreds of times and I take each word very seriously, but these seven words, Give us this day our daily bread, are the absolute hardest for me to utter with sincerity. I want to improvise my own ‘New and Improved’ petition for help. I stutter as I force myself not to say, “Give me this day my daily bread, and be mindful of all the days ahead too.” The urge to request more than my share so that I can nobly parcel it out to others is very strong too. I’m not being facetious. I want to ask for so much more!!!!!
I am a worrier. I worry that I worry, and when I place everything at Jesus’ feet, I worry I forgot something. So, to only ask and TRUST that my needs for a single day only will be met, is a test of self-control and faith.
The things of this world wear and weigh us down. It is better to leave the future and its stockpile of provision in God’s hands. Preserving and storing things down here is a complete hassle anyway. There is great relief and rest in only today. Yesterday is in the books, and God has tomorrow in His hands, so today is the moment to live in peace and joy, and bring Glory to God in all you do, beginning with your countenance of confidence and faith that your daily needs will be met, most likely with enough to spare and share.
Love,
Gretchen