(Today I preach to the preacher. This devotion is for me but you are welcome to read it.) "The best way to ruin today is to worry about tomorrow. It is so common for me to do this, to carry the imagined or real worries of tomorrow on my back today. The result is I am blinded to the blessings of today because I am obsessed about what might happen tomorrow. Barnes, it will sap you of energy and joy because you are carrying two days worth of concern. Tomorrow comes and then you start stewing about the next tomorrow and the cycle starts again. Jesus gave you some practical advice about this and He wants you to obey it! Focus on today; spiritually, physically and emotionally. Refuse to frighten yourself about tomorrow. God will help you here because He knows your weakness. Barnes, before you go to sleep tonight, have a little celebration with your Father. Remember all the blessings that He sent today, remember how He helped you with the problems. Then thank Him that He will bless you tomorrow the same way. As you do this, you will be amazed at the confidence you will have to face the challenges of tomorrow, when tomorrow comes; not before."
Thought for the week: Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own. -- Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Funny for the week: "Worry"
A golf pro dragged himself into the clubhouse looking as though he'd just escaped a tornado.
"What's wrong?" a woman asked.
"I just lost a game to Houlihan," the pro said.
"What? But Houlihan's the worst player I've ever seen. How could he have beaten you?"
"He tricked me," the pro said. "On the first tee, he asked for a handicap. I told him he could have 30, 40, 50 strokes - any handicap he wanted. He said, 'Just give me two gotchas.'"
"What's a gotcha?" asked the woman.
"That's what I wanted to know," the pro said. "Houlihan said, 'You'll see.' Then, as I was teeing off, just as I had my club poised, he grabbed my shorts and gave me a wedgie and screamed out 'Gotcha!'"
"I can guess what happened," the woman said.
"Sure," the pro said. "That gotcha threw me off, and I missed the ball completely."
"Understandable," the woman said. "But still, that's only one swing. How did he win the game?"
The pro answered, "I couldn't swing well the rest of the game because I was watching out for that second 'gotcha!'"
I know a few people who give me "gotcha’s"………..Chaplain Barnes
Last week’s answer: What relative was Lot to Abraham? Nephew (Gen 12:5)
This week’s question: How many days did water flood the earth in Genesis?
FROM CHAPLAIN BARNES On-the-Job Inspiration, Humor Challenge and Encouragement. You are invited to copy and share these notes with others so long as it is not for profit.
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