Just Enough Grace for Today

Are you feeling a bit overwhelmed with life? One time I was in Hobby Lobby, and I saw one of their signs that said something similar to “Just enough grace for today.” That thought stayed with me, (kinda wish I’d just bought the sign!) and is a great reminder. It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t plan ahead, but at the same time, I can find myself borrowing tomorrow’s troubles far too often. Can you relate?

Last week I was feeling very overwhelmed with all. the. things. I was behind on some things, and homeschooling is starting up soon. We have company coming for several days, and on and on it goes. My head was spinning a bit. My husband saw the overwhelm and offered to take the kids elsewhere for a day so I could get some focused time to catch up on some things. It only ended up being for the afternoon instead of the whole day, but it was super helpful!

A few ideas to reduce overwhelm

If you’re feeling a bit “under it all,” perhaps a friend or family member could take your kids for a morning or afternoon to allow you to get some things done uninterrupted. If not, I know that doing a brain dump can be super helpful…just write everything down that’s swirling around in your head. Getting it on paper or in a to-do app where you can try to make some sense of it can be a great stress reliever. (I recently started using an app called Planmore, and I’m really liking it!) When you’re feeling overwhelmed, remember you only have to face today, or even the next few minutes. God’s grace is there for today, and it will be there again for tomorrow. The following verses remind us where to keep our focus as we go through each day. Pray a lot, meditate on the following verses, and have a sweet day!

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Matthew 6:33-34, NKJV