One Day at a Time

I stumbled across a song by Christa Wells called “One Day” while I was traveling to an oncology appointment at Stanford where I was to find out whether or not I qualified for a clinical trial. I was feeling pretty anxious not knowing exactly what my future held.

As I listened to this song for the 50th time, (I kid you not; I listened to this song on repeat the whole 3 hours there and 3 hours back home), my heart kept being drawn back to taking things one day at a time.

You see, I am not a “one day at a time” person. I am very future-oriented. I want to know what exactly is going to happen, how it will happen, how long will it take to happen and what do I need to do to make it happen.

God Knows

God is so gracious to me and ever so patient. When I work myself up with the what-if’s and maybes, He pulls me back down to earth and tells me Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV):

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

God knows what my future holds so I can rest in him. I know this with every fiber of my being.

So, when I am feeling lost and anxious about what my future holds, I can read onto Jeremiah 29:12-13 (NIV): Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

God promises that if we bring our fears and concerns about what troubles us to him, He will listen to us. Isn’t that beautiful? That the God of the entire universe and the maker of all things bends his ear to earth just so that he can have fellowship with us.

So when life has you feeling overwhelmed and anxiety starts to settle in, take a deep breath and remember:

One day at a time.