“Don’t worry about tomorrow.
God will provide all that you need." ~ Matthew
6:33-34
Fight the traffic, prepare dinner,
pay the bills - Amanda had more to do in life than there were hours left to do
them. Her financial situation weighed
heavily on her mind. She’d recently lost
her job and money was tight. The load of
it all threatened to crush her.
She tried to fall asleep, but sleep just wouldn’t come. And when it did, it came in the form of unsettling
dreams. In one, she had to rescue the
infant she’d locked inside a hot vehicle. In tonight’s nightmare, she’d inadvertently
let the baby slip under water as she bathed him.
Amanda got up and tiptoed to the edge of the nursery where sweet
Baby Colby slept. The innocent child
didn’t feel any of the pressure she did. He didn’t know what tomorrow held - he just
knew his Mommy would take care of him.
Amanda laughed as she tried to picture how worried Baby Colby
would be if he realized that he couldn’t possibly get all that he needed for
himself. Babies can’t dress themselves
or fix their own breakfast. They have no
worries.
They’re never bothered by the troubles around them . . . except
for hunger occasionally. No matter the
situation, he knows his Mommy will always find a way to provide for him. He doesn’t need to understand how – it’s
enough to know his Mommy would do anything to keep him warm, safe and healthy.
Parents worry themselves to death on how to provide for the
family while the children are busy naming the plethora of gifts they want for
Christmas. Babies are the most content
human beings on the planet. Even in
countries experiencing savage war and vicious crime, infants like Colby rely on
their parents to censor the brutality.
Amanda reached down and scooped her precious baby from the
crib, cuddling him in a loving embrace. Babies
are God’s blessing on this earth, she thought. It’s the craziest thing that something so
small, so helpless, so dependent could become the sunshine that brightens your
entire life; the reason that makes your life meaningful.
Oh to be a child again – to dance with delight, free from
worries, knowing that we’re protected from evil and pain!
And as she looked deeply into young Colby’s adoring eyes,
her ‘train’ of thought took a thoughtful detour. Didn’t she have a Heavenly Father caring for
her too? A smile suddenly brightened her
spirit, and the day’s stress escaped from her body. She
could curl up and rest, even without answers, just like Baby Colby, confident
that her Almighty Father had everything under control.
Heavenly Father, You invite me to turn my
worry over to You and You will settle my restless mind with Your peace. Instead of worrying, help me to replace my thoughts
with what I know is true: You love me; You have a plan for my future; You will
supply all our needs. Thank you! Amen
