A prayer to not borrow trouble by Meg Booker, read by Leah Martin, and God is able to bless

you abundantly so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will

abound in every good work, 2 Corinthians 9-8.

Lately, this world's given us a plethora of fresh new reasons and recycled old ones

to walk through our days in fear, confusion, worry, and shame.

We can borrow trouble for hard days that haven't even hit us yet.

Can you relate?

Recently while I was running along the lakeshore, I wondered when the next injury will sideline

me.

If I'm not careful to take these thoughts captive, these blessed moments of respite become

riddled with anxiety and paranoia about health.

Ugly habits can begin to seek through the cracks in my armor.

I begin to take credit for all I have and get to do while worrying about when it will

all end and things will get hard again.

I forget to prioritize time with God the way I do when I desperately need him to relieve

some real life pain.

Idols can seep in and swell up in my heart, pushing my savior aside.

Or worse yet, I can fail to stop and fully enjoy the blessing God's given to me.

Remembering God only gives me one day to live at a time relieves my tension.

Today's verse reminds me to let go and let God do what God does.

The NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible explains, as regularly as generous giving depletes

the resources of the cheerful giver, God's grace replenishes what is needed.

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