"Take therefore no thought for the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient is the day unto the evil thereof."
3 Nephi 13:34
When God tells us here that "sufficient is the day unto the evil thereof," I think he is explaining that as long as we don't try to pile the problems of a whole lifetime into one day, that he can help us handle anything. We can handle the issues and problems that we meet today. Yeah, maybe we can't handle *everything* in this moment. Not next week's troubles, next year's setbacks, or maybe even tomorrow's repercussions, but today, we can handle whatever comes up, as long as we call upon God for his help.
That doesn't mean that we're going to win, though, or even that the day is going to be good. When Nephi was trying to get the plates, one day they tried to trade gold to Laban and he stole their stuff and tried to kill them (1 Nephi 3:25-27). Alma's people and also Limhi's were both in slavery for a multitude of days. Jonah spent three days in the "belly of hell" (Jonah 2:2). There are definitely going to be dark and challenging days for us as well, but God has helpfully chunked up our problems into these bite-sized pieces so that we can overcome or endure them, a single day at a time.
Today, let's not overwhelm ourselves by thinking about all the evil that can possibly come upon us throughout our lifetimes... or even what lies in store for us tomorrow. Instead, let's trust God and face what we have to face today, with patience and faith, and trust that he will renew our strength so that we can meet tomorrow the same way.
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