One More Tomorrow

Cindy, Clayton, and I are traveling north on I-75 through the mountains of Tennessee and Kentucky today. The sun is shining, the sky is blue, and the views are gorgeous. God truly has made a beautiful world! Thus far on this trip, we have visited with two of my three sisters, my mom, and been to six college campuses, with at least one more to go. Our purpose is to let Clayton see some of the schools we have been talking about that he might want to attend in a couple of years. To him college seems far away. For his mother and me it is coming much too fast!Looking to the future is wise if it does not become too much of a distraction for the present.

Sometimes we become consumed by the future or the past, losing sight of the blessings and opportunities of today. Jesus, speaking to his disciples about the provision of God, said, "Don't worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will take care of itself." His words were not a prohibition on planning or forward-thinking, but rather a reminder that all our days, past, present, and future are in God's hands. If, as the writer of Hebrews said, that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever, then I can trust it all...the known and the unknown, into the hands that have created and redeemed me. So, regardless of where your journey takes you today, next month, or over the next few years...in whatever direction you look, know that God is there to give you strength and wisdom for the journey.

As I have been writing, we have crossed into Kentucky. In a few hours we will be on the campus of The University of Kentucky in Lexington...hallowed ground for Clayton. We keep mentioning the phrase "out of state tuition," but it hasn't seemed to phase him yet. Oh well, I guess that is one more tomorrow we will have to leave in the Lord's hands.

Along the way...

Jim Abernathy