Hold Onto Tomorrow, Loosely

We plan for the future as though we're somehow in control. You know, … tomorrow's meeting, next month's goals, next year's vacation, where we want to be in five years' time. But then life shows up uninvited. A diagnosis. A phone call. A headline. Suddenly, tomorrow's not as solid as we thought. On the 11th of March 2011, commuters in Japan boarded their morning trains … just as they did on every other day. Lunches packed. Texts sent. Appointments to keep. But then, at precisely 2:46 p.m., a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck. 9.0! It triggered a massive tsunami, killing over 15,000; altering lives, destinies, and eternities forever. Not a single person that morning expected it to be their last. But that's life, and that's why this proverb hits so hard: Proverbs 27:1 Don't brag about what you will do tomorrow, because you don't know what will happen between now and then. Look, that's not anti-planning. It's anti-pride. God's point here is to remind us of something that we'd rather forget: we don't own tomorrow. It's easy to live as though our time is unlimited –  as though we can delay obedience, forgiveness, change, or even surrender—because "there's always later." But later isn't guaranteed. What is guaranteed? Now. This moment. This breath. So don't put off what matters most. Don't delay the conversation, the prayer, the decision to come home to God. Live like today counts—because it does. And when you hold tomorrow loosely, you'll grip today a whole lot tighter. Don't brag about what you will do tomorrow, because you don't know what will happen between now and then.  That's God's Word. Fresh … for you … today.