If I put the Lord first I
don't need to worry about how my life will turn out because He will
help me one day at a time. A while ago I had a really interesting
conversation with my roommate. She asked me for my interpretation of
this scripture's twin found in the Book of Mormon. She wanted to know
why the Lord would say that our days are "evil". He says "sufficient is
the day unto the evil thereof." As I pondered it then and as I ponder it
now I come up with the same conclusion. He is not saying that our days
are evil. If we look at the verses directly above this we see that
Christ is talking about unneccessary worry and stress over basic needs
like clothing, food, and shelter. He is telling us that we do not need
to be stressed about clothes, especially about having the most beautiful
and popular/trendy outfits. He says that He will take care of our needs
and we will be beautiful in Him. Also we need not worry about what we
will eat or where we will sleep. We don't need the biggest house and the
fanciest dinners to be happy. Rather to be truely happy all we need to
do is to do His work. To follow Him and put the Lord's Kingdom first.
How do we do that? By the standard Sunday school answers, they are the
standard for a reason. Be obedient to the commandments, read your
scriptures, keep the Sabbath day holy, and pray often. If we do these
things we don't need to stress and worry about how things will get done,
how we will make ends meet or any other number of things in our futures
that we worry about.
"Sufficient is the day unto the evil
thereof" doesn't mean that each day is evil it means "you have enough to
worry about today stop stressing about tomorrow, trust me and I will
lead you day by day into my kingdom."
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