Trusting God with Your Today

The Unperfected Life Podcast – Blog Recap

Do you ever catch yourself trying to solve tomorrow’s problems with today’s energy?

Same.

I’ve spent too many mornings stuck in anxiety about things that hadn’t even happened yet or may never happen at all. And way too many nights replaying old conversations or decisions I couldn’t undo. The result? I was missing today. Missing what God had placed right in front of me.

This Week’s Episode

This week on The UnPerfected Life Podcast, we’re talking about what it really looks like to trust God with your today. Not the someday down the road when everything makes sense. Not the perfect moment when your plans line up or the stress dies down. But this day. This messy, ordinary, beautiful moment you’ve been given.

Today is the Day the Lord Has Made

Psalm 118:24 says,

“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”

We often quote this verse like a cheerful greeting, but let’s pause for a second and take it in.

This. Day.

The one where the dishes are piled high.
The one with the early meeting and the unexpected bill.
The one with the toddler tantrum or the teen’s eye roll.
The one where you’re just trying to hold it all together.

That’s the day the Lord has made. On purpose. For a purpose.

He hasn’t asked you to rejoice in a perfect day or in everything going your way. He’s simply inviting you to see today as a gift—one handcrafted by Him, filled with opportunities to trust, grow, rest, and draw near to Him.

Even when it doesn’t feel like a “rejoice and be glad” kind of day, it’s still His. And so are you.

God Promises to Provide Our Daily Bread

Jesus said in Matthew 6:11,

“Give us today our daily bread.”

It’s such a simple verse. But behind that one sentence is a powerful invitation: let God provide for this day. Not next week. Not next year. Just today. It echoes a story from Exodus that we dig into during the episode, a story about God literally feeding His people one day at a time.

When the Israelites were wandering the wilderness, God provided something called manna, bread from heaven, each morning. But there was a catch: they could only collect what they needed for that day. No hoarding. No storing up. Just enough for today. And if they tried to save it for tomorrow, it spoiled.

It was uncomfortable for them, and it’s uncomfortable for us too. We like having backup plans, safety nets, five-year goals. But God was teaching them (and us) that He is the Provider. Not just once. Every day.

If you’re anything like me, this can feel like a challenge. Especially when you’re carrying the weight of unanswered prayers, financial pressure, parenting struggles, or the invisible load of anxiety.

But here’s what I’m learning (slowly, imperfectly):
Trusting God with today doesn’t mean pretending everything’s fine. It means handing Him what’s real and letting Him meet you in it.

Want to Take This Conversation Deeper with Your Family?

I created a free Family Devotional Guide to go along with this episode. Whether you’re listening in the car, around the dinner table, or winding down at bedtime, this resource helps you bring the truth of Scripture into everyday moments with your kids or teens.

• It includes the full story from Exodus 16:11–30
• Talk-about-it questions to spark honest conversation
• A hands-on Weekly Challenge
  • Create a family cross (from wood, sticks, or even a simple drawing) and place it somewhere visible. Each day, write down one worry and lay it at the foot of the cross. At the end of the week, pray over them together as a family.
• A memory verse and family prayer to close out your week with peace and purpose

Let’s stop rushing past what God has already given. Today is enough because He is enough.

He made this day—with all its imperfection—and He’s walking through it with you.

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Remember, God’s Strength is made perfect in your weakness, so boast in it.