Done Worrying About It!
For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in
heaven. Thy faithfulness is unto all
generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. Psalm 119:89, 90
•
Nerve-racking. . .
• Gut-wrenching.
. .
• Nail-biting.
. .
Have
you ever worried yourself to the point you didn’t have the energy to think another
minute—but kept on thinking anyway? Can you remember a time when you stayed up
all night tossing and turning trying to figure out a solution?
Worrying
is like an addictive drug—the more we feed into it, the cravings become more
intense. Its aim is to keep our minds occupied while it steals our faith in God.
Cast your cares on the LORD and he
will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. Psalm
55:22 (NIV)
The challenge is: How to cast our
cares? Hmmm!
During
stressful times, we should redirect our energy towards developing a closer
relationship with God by: (1) Searching for Scriptures that reflect on our
situation. (2) Spending more one-on-one time with God. (3) Thinking about God’s
faithfulness during past trials. (4) Listening to relatable godly teachings. (5)
Thanking God for His love, mercy, and grace. (6) Using the gifts and talents
that He has loaned us to help others during their challenging times. Whew! If we do all that, we won’t have
so much time to worry.
God
has proportionally given us just enough grace, His undeserved favor, for each day. However, the adversary will try
and lure our thinking over into future problems. Tell the enemy you’ll think
about that matter when your shipment of grace comes in.
Today’s grace won’t stretch to tomorrow’s
problems.
But
seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be
given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow
will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew
6:33, 34 (NIV)
The
good news is we don’t have to pretend our faith is on a level that it’s not. God
knows our strengths and weaknesses when it comes to casting our cares. It’s
refreshing to be able to stop the pretense and speak honestly to God.
The
more time we spend in fellowship with Him, the easier releasing our problems becomes.
For sure, there’s always something that we can worry about. Nonetheless, we
must do our responsibility in the situation, then take the attitude:
Done Worrying
About It!
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