An old saying is, “Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow but a vision…” There is some truth in this when we apply it to how we live today. Our yesterdays and tomorrows have everything to do with today! Our past experiences affect us today—for good or for bad. Our hopes and dreams for tomorrow dictate the steps we need to take now.

Life each day is interwoven with the strands and threads of yesterday and tomorrow. We can learn to remove the strands that hinder us or that are hurtful, and search for the strands that are positive and uplifting. The experiences of yesterday ought to teach us where to go and what to avoid. That should make today more profitable. Hope is the anchor of the soul (Hebrews 6:19)—and hope always rests in tomorrow. So focus on today, within the experiences of yesterday and the hope of tomorrow.