UNOPENED TOMORROWS ...
We often wish we could see what lies around the corner in life. Then we could prepare for it, control it, or avoid it.
One day my 10-year-old grand-daughter Emily and I were boiling eggs for breakfast. As we stared into the boiling water and wondered how long it would take to get the eggs just right, Emily said, "Pity we can't open them up to see how they're doing." I agreed. But that would have spoiled them, so we had to rely on guesswork, with no guarantee of results.
We began talking about other things we would like to see but can't – like tomorrow. Too bad we can't crack tomorrow open, we said, to see if it's the way we would like it. But meddling with tomorrow before its time, like opening a partly cooked egg, would spoil both today and tomorrow.
Knowing that we have given our all on every God-given day, let's leave tomorrow safely in His hand. For I know who holds the future, and I know who holds my hand; with God things don't just happen – Everything by Him is planned. You're only cooking up trouble when you stew about tomorrow.
Adapted from an article by Joanie Yoder in 'Our Daily Bread'
