How To Overcome Fear (4)

‘Don’t worry about tomorrow.’ Matthew 6:34 NLT

Yesterday and tomorrow both clamour for our attention. Yesterday wants us to second-guess our decisions and worry if we did the right thing. That’s wasted energy. As President Harry Truman said, ‘If you’ve done the best you can—if you’ve done what you have to do—there’s no use worrying about it because nothing can change it.’ And tomorrow can also cause you to miss opportunities. Let’s face it, most people arrive at a different destination in life than what they expected—some better, some worse, but all different. So focusing on the destination isn’t necessarily a good idea. Besides, tomorrow may come, or it may not. There are no guarantees. Jesus said, ‘Don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.’ Jesus was talking to people who were worried about having the basic necessities in life, like food and clothes. And He said to them, ‘Don’t worry about these things… your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.’ (Matthew 6:31–32 NLT) The only place you really have any power—is in the present. Do what you can in the here and now despite your fear, and you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing you’re doing everything within your power to reach your potential. If you project too far into the future, you’ll suffer from the ‘what ifs?’ and your fears will run wild. Both Winston Churchill and Mark Twain are said to have quipped, ‘I am an old man and have known a great many troubles but most of them never happened!’ Give your past and your future to God and live your life one day at a time, trusting Him. That’s how you overcome fear.

如何克服恐惧（4）

“不要为明天忧虑。”马太福音6:34

昨天和明天都在不断吸引我们的注意：昨天希望我们能够重新审视我们的决定，让你纠结自己所做的是否是正确的决定。然而，这纯粹是浪费时间，正如杜鲁门总统所说的那样，“如果你已经尽了最大努力，如果你已经做了你必须做的事情，那么你就没有必要再担心它，因为你也不能改变什么了。”为明天忧虑也会让你错失良机。让我们面对现实吧，大多数人真正达到的目标与他们的预期都是不一样的——有些更好，有些更糟，但都不同。所以专注于目标并不一定是个好主意。况且，明天可能会来，也可能不会来，谁能保证呢。耶稣说，“不要为明天忧虑，因为明天自有明天的忧虑；一天的难处一天当就够了。”耶稣正是在和那些担心生活基本必需品，如食物和衣服的人交谈。耶稣对他们说：“不要忧虑说：‘吃什么？喝什么？穿什么？’...你们需用的这一切东西，你们的天父是知道的。”你唯一真正能够带来改变的是当下。不管你是否感到害怕，在此时此刻尽力去做你能做的事情，当你意识到自己正在尽己所能达成目标时，你自己也会感到满足。如果你为未来计划得太远，你会受到“如果...怎么办？”的煎熬，你的恐惧就会失控。温斯顿·丘吉尔和马克·吐温都曾打趣说过：“我是个老人，知道会有很多麻烦，但大部分都没有发生过！”把你的过去和未来交给上帝，每天过你自己的生活，信靠祂。这就是你战胜恐惧的方法。