Recently, I read a series of post by Kerri Weems on cleaning.  Her post on cleaning and her routine are superb. God went a little deeper with me on this topic. It may be simple but it is amazing if applied.

In her post, “It Works for Me: The day before”, she makes a statement:

But one very practical thing I do is try to have nothing to do the next morning that ties me to yesterday.

The phrase “nothing that ties me to yesterday” rocked me hard. How many times have I carried things from today into tomorrow? What if I dealt with the issues of today and didn’t push them down deep? What if I really trusted God with today? What if I didn’t worry about tomorrow?

Sometimes, I get so caught up in planning tomorrow or next week that I forget to take care of today, to really trust God with everything for today. God isn’t asking me to accomplish everything on my own. On the contrary, he encourages me to trust him and be on a quest for his righteousness.

In Matthew, Jesus shares how important it is to trust him and how much energy I waste when I am anxious about anything. I’m thinking I should put these verses somewhere prominent. I may need to pull out my window markers again and mark up my bathroom mirror.

Matthew 6:25-28, 31-34

²⁵ “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

²⁶ Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? ²⁷And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?

²⁸And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,

³¹Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ ³²For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. ³³But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

³⁴ “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Have you ever asked yourself:

• Why am I doing this?

• Who am I doing this for?

There have been times in my life when I was so concerned with others thoughts of me, I was paralyzed. I was making decisions based on what I thought others wanted me to do, not on God’s plan and purpose for me. I am not a pawn to be moved around because I am scared to be me. God created me with all of my uniqueness, and he didn’t ask me to be someone else.

Jesus Christ gave his life and took my place. He exchanged all of my sin and shame for his grace when he went to the cross, died, and rose again. He is the only one who really matters. If I am doing and being who he has created me to be, then I am following my purpose.

I wasn’t placed on earth to perform for those around me. I know I might be entertaining by some of the funny things I do, but my purpose isn’t to perform for others.