If you’re beginning your journey with Scripture memorization and meditation, then this–the “Do not worry about tomorrow” Bible verse–is a great place to start!
Matthew 6:34, NASB says, “So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will care for itself; each day has enough trouble of its own.”
This verse begins with a command: “Do not.” This is our instruction. When God speaks, we are to move—or, not move, as the case may be. This text tells us not to worry, at least about things to come. “Do not worry about tomorrow.” But why are we to stop worrying about tomorrow? Sometimes it feels like we have so much to worry about! This verse tells us: “for tomorrow will care for itself.” Simple, right? Don’t worry about tomorrow—why? Because tomorrow will take care of itself.
Of course, we know that’s not how it works in a literal sense. Tomorrow isn’t sitting around just waiting for its shot to take over all of its own concerns. The text is implying that God will meet our needs for tomorrow. In fact, God has already met our needs for tomorrow, we just don’t know it yet. Matthew 6:31-32 says, “Do not worry then, saying, ‘What are we to eat?’ or ‘What are we to drink?’ or ‘What are we to wear for clothing?’ For the Gentiles eagerly seek al these things; for your Heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.” Romans 8:32 says, “He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?”
Our loving, Heavenly Father will not withhold that which we need. But do we have the trust and the faith to stop worrying? That’s the point. Do I trust God enough, do I have enough faith in Him to meet my needs, to stop worrying? Letting go of worry is, in itself, an act of faith.
Thankfully, God’s promises do not depend on our obedience. Just like our Salvation does not depend on our righteousness.
This verse continues, “each day has enough trouble of its own.” The NLT says, “Today’s trouble is enough for today.” KJV says, “Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” Are we starting to get the message here? We’ve got enough things to worry about today. And we need to take a step back and give each one of those concerns to God in earnest prayer to meet our needs, one by one. We can’t tackle our own worries for today ourselves, and here we are trying to bring upon ourselves tomorrow’s burdens!
When we worry for the future, what we’re saying is, “God, I don’t trust you to take care of me. I need to find a solution myself, and I can’t even wait for the problem to present itself – I need a solution now.” And with an attitude like that, we’d better take a step back real quick because God has been known to intervene and force us into a position in which our only option is to trust Him and wait on Him to work, in order to teach us how to do precisely that.
We can’t solve all of our problems in a single day. We can’t solve all of our problems, period. In fact, I’m lucky if I can pull myself out of bed and into work on time, much less to try and tackle all my problems before I get there, or even throughout the day. My soul relies on Christ’s sacrifice to ensure my place in the Kingdom of Heaven, and I need the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to lead me in my day-to-day thoughts and actions. And even then, I fall short. Without God, I’m hopeless. Without God, my world is hopeless.
So, do not worry about tomorrow.
Lean into your faith in Christ to remind yourself that God’s got this. Trust that God will take care of your tomorrow. Come to God with the insurmountable troubles of each day. He alone is sufficient.
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Emily is a Christian mother and blogger who lives in sunny Florida with her three children. She works full-time setting appointments at a home remodeling company and in her scarce free time she enjoys serving her fellow brothers and sisters in Christ however possible, and spending as much time in prayer, Bible reading and studying, and fellowship as possible. As a recovering addict, she has a heart for addiction ministry, and for creating things so she can give back to those who have need.