Many years ago, there was an article by a famous physician by the name of Osler. He had some wise observations about worry and dealing with the psychological challenges of worry in the lives of people. He made an interesting analogy, he said that ocean liners are designed in such a way that the steel doors are able to be lowered by the press of a button, so that even if the hall of the ship is pieced by some disaster of some sort, they can lower the steel door and close off the hall so that only a portion of the ship is flooded. The doctor went on to make this important application by saying that in the journey of life, it is critical to learn how to lower the door against the tomorrows that may come in to destroy your life and then learn how to lower the door on the yesterdays that can cause you to worry, and learn how to live in a day tight compartment.

Listen to what Jesus said, He said in Matthew 6:34, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” And then in Deuteronomy 33:2, “As your days, so shall your strength be.” No man has ever sunk under the burden of today, but many a man has sunk under the burden of yesterday coupled with the burden of tomorrow. This is why we must live in day tight compartments. Never ask God for today’s grace to try to handle tomorrow’s problem. We must learn to use today’s grace to address what we can do today, and then by faith, trust God for tomorrow’s grace, to handle tomorrow’s problem. The key to life is to learn how to pull down the steel door of tomorrow because worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, but rather worry will empty today of its strength!!! Give your attention to what God is doing today.