The Great Author

"Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup;
you have made my lot secure.
The boundary lines have fallen for me in
pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance." Psalm 16:5-6

The Lord is the author of our lives. He has his plans for us and the glory that he's going to share with us all planned out and secured already. That is why Jesus told his disciples, "... do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?.... Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?" Matthew 6:25 &27 And a little later, "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34. Some might misinterpret this verse to mean that you don't have to work hard for anything or there won't be any suffering in life, but that's not true. David's life was full of suffering and hardship. The kings, Jesus, and the apostles all worked terribly hard in order to achieve what they did. God's blessing comes through our hard work and our suffering. You can see an example of this in Boaz's prayer to Ruth:

"The Lord repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under who's wings you have come to take refuge!" Ruth 2:12

"A full reward" meaning in all things! The prayer Boaz prayed did indeed come about and Ruth was blessed the way he wanted, but how did it happen? Boaz did it! God worked through Boaz to bring about his prayer and God's own overal plans for salvation. So lets all work hard for God's kingdom and suffer well, but also be assured that God has our futures secured. And it is a glorious future.