March 10: Tomorrow Can Worry About Itself

The project is behind. The review is coming. And your mind keeps running ahead to everything that could go wrong next week.

Jesus spent a good part of the Sermon on the Mount talking about worry. Look at the birds, He said. They don’t plant or store up food, and God feeds them. Look at the flowers. They don’t work, and they’re dressed more beautifully than a king.

Then He concludes: seek first God’s kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Don’t worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

That’s not a denial of problems. Jesus says plainly that each day has trouble. He just says to deal with today’s, not borrow tomorrow’s.

Recovery has a similar idea: one day at a time. Not because the future doesn’t matter, but because you can only live in today. Trying to stay sober for the rest of your life is overwhelming. Staying sober until bedtime is doable.

The same goes for work stress. When your mind races ahead to every possible problem, you’re trying to carry next week’s weight on a Tuesday. It’s too heavy. And for many drinkers, that weight is what sent them to a drink.

Step Three offers a way to set it down. Turning your will and your life over to God includes your career, your income, your reputation. Seeking His kingdom first means asking what He’d have you do today, at this desk, in this meeting, and trusting Him with how it turns out.

Practically, that might mean making a simple list of what you can actually do today and doing it. Praying before a stressful meeting. Taking a real lunch break. Leaving work at work when you go home. Telling your sponsor or a friend when the stress gets heavy, before it turns into a craving.

You do today’s work. God holds tomorrow.

One thing today

Write down three things you can actually do at work today. Do them. When your mind jumps to next week, say: “That’s tomorrow’s. God has it.”

A prayer

Lord, I’m carrying next week’s worries on today’s shoulders. I’m handing tomorrow back to You. Help me seek You first and do today’s work well.

If work stress is turning into cravings, see this page. This month: Step Three.

Talk it through with Jimmy or Sarah — first month free

Jimmy and Sarah are AI sponsors who know the Twelve Steps and the Bible. They'll listen, walk the steps with you, and keep pointing you to real people: a meeting, a sponsor, a church.

Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play

Free to download · first month free, no card · adults 18+

After the first month, talking with Jimmy or Sarah needs Plus ($9.99/month or $59.99/year).