"So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34.
As there are 365 days to a year. Naturally there are 365 steps towards achieving the goals you have set for the year. You can have it all and achieve your goal, but not in one step! Our earth's orbit round the sun, our agricultural system, our financial system, our human psyche, all revolve round a framework of 365 days. Why doesn't God make the year as one continuous day? Why break it up into 365 portions punctuated with nights? The universal law of life is to live the year a day at a time!
Farmers understood this perfectly: you just can't hurry growth! The timing of growth is built into life's system. We were meant to live one day at a time, to rejoice for the day's accomplishment, to rest, and stop worrying about tomorrow. By worrying, we rob ourselves of our right to abundant life. Life's most precious commodity is not money or fame, but joy! So the bible says, "So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." (Matthew 6:34). We rejoice and rest our bodies in contentment after we have accomplished what we have set out to do for the day.
God gives us a new portion of His grace each day, with new strength and new insights. God has divided his grace into 365 "grace-lets" and He grants us new resources and wisdom 1/365 portion at a time. Hence, it is normal that we do not know all the answers to our problems at once. Some times we expect God to reveal everything, but that is not how God works. It is like walking in pitch darkness using a torch light with limited visibility; we could only see what is immediately ahead of us, and make decisions based on what we know. However, God is always ahead of us clearing the way towards success. In Deuteronomy 1:30, God told the people of Israel, "The LORD your God who goes before you will Himself fight on your behalf, just as He did for you in Egypt before your eyes." God went ahead of the people and freed them from slavery in Egypt through powerful miracles. All they need to do is to follow the guidance of God a day at a time. God is ahead of us and He knows the end from the beginning. Having said that, He wants us to see and to accomplish only what is required for the day.
Developing a consistent discipline of reading the Bible and prayer every morning and evening is essential to our success. At the beginning of each day, we spend time receiving new strength and guidance through the word. We praise God in anticipation of succeeding in our vision. At the end of the day, we praise God for what has been achieved. Through prayer, we release our cares and results to Him.
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