Loose Threads

I don’t sew very often, since my kids are grown.  I still find myself repairing torn seams, mending rips, or replacing missing buttons.

I did try repairing blouse which I dearly love. There were loose threads hanging where the seams had come apart. I tried stitching them together.  It wasn’t a good job.

Sometimes my life becomes like those loose threads. Nothing seems to be in place.

Why are my dreams and plans for the future not working out?  Why isn’t my body cooperating with my brain?  Why am I anxious about the future when the future may not be there past mid-night?

Before planning for tomorrow, I must first negotiate today.

Perhaps this is what Jesus meant when He said “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”  (Matthew 6:34)

This verse tells me that I cannot control the future.  I have only today. Tomorrow is in His hands.

And tomorrow……perhaps I will see that those loose threads all have a meaning.  He has fixed the torn seam perfectly!!