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Matthew 6:34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
I read my scriptures yesterday in the Book Of Mormon and this was the last verse. For some reason it yelled at me, so I started to break it down. Of course I also found it in the New Testament. I tried to google it, but to no avail. All I got was the history of why it was said or the previous verses before it. This verse comes from Christ teaching the Sermon on the mount in the New Testament and Christ teaching after His resurrection in the American continent.
I didn't have much time to investigate it further because I am on the road, and needed to heat up my tires on the black top.
While driving I got a text wanting to know where my shop keys were. I wrote the last time I saw my new set, it was hanging up in the kitchen. They checked, and they were there, but they wanted to know where my full set was. I had to remind them that a few years back one of the after school teenagers was using them and lost them.
After that, I was only given a partial set because I wasn't working at the shop. I was ranching and gone all the time.
I learned a ten thousand dollar tool was stolen over the weekend. This tool was used Friday and locked up. On Monday it was needed and found missing. There were no signs of breaking in. It had to be an inside job. So each employee was interviewed. Very upsetting on everyone. No one knew anything. It put a black cloud on the day. No one likes to accuse someone or be accused by someone.
Suddenly it was realized one last employee was on a job and hadn't been interviewed.
As he returned he was asked to come to the office. He was asked about the tool. He sat dumb founded.
He said he got a text picture from one of the former teenagers and he was at the shop. The boy said he was getting gas. The employee told him he needs to leave the property.
Phone calls were made to a friend of this boy and it was learned he had the tool.
The tool was recovered and the empty gas can.
What needs to be understood here, is to enter all these areas (tool room and gas cage) you needed a full set of keys. Like the one that I used to have until this same boy lost mine years back.
His father was contacted. I don't know what was said between the father and son but I do know when the father called back, the shop was left with the impression that Bakers are evil and it is ok to do evil things to evil people.
I can not believe how many times people judge us as evil and justify unholy actions against us. Most of my blogs touches on this subject.
I looked at my own heart, do I feel justified to treat others differently or unrighteously because I have judged them to be less than honest or a sinner? No. No, I do not. I will not treat someone dishonestly because I believe they are dishonest. I was taught to not judge others. I was taught the golden rule.
Side note, the last time this boy had contact with Tom it was to tell him of his mission call.
I don't have a full understanding of the scripture I started with but I do have a witness of it. How I can apply it to me today.
We should be found sufficient today. Sufficient in our word and deed today. Don't worry about tomorrow.
I am like my father. He was a worry wart. I spend most of my day working through the day and worrying about tomorrow.
I will be sufficient for today. I will be found not judging others but judging myself today by the mark I set yesterday.
When you spend so much time looking at others you can't see your own dingle berries
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