If worrying were an olympic sport, I would have many gold medals. I’d race through every finish line like a champ. To say I’m good at worrying is a big understatement. I’m an expert. I love to worry. I thrive when I’m worried and stressed. As a perfectionist, I always like to have things turn out in a perfect way.
God doesn’t want us to worry. It is counter to His culture. One of the main components of a serious Christian faith is trust. It is important to trust God and His plan for our lives. When I’m worried, I’m showing God (and others) that I don’t trust Him.
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” Matthew 6:25-26
Instead of trying to worry about each part of a problem or situation, it is important to give it to God. He is the one who Has the overall plan our lives. He sees what we cannot see. We can only see a very small snapshot of what He has in store for us.
I know it is hard not to worry. I’m trying to stop doing it. Instead of worrying my way through a problem, I am, instead, working on praying my way through it.
There isn’t any positive impact of worry on our lives. It makes us sick, stressed and focused on fear of the unknown. We ask “what if” and try to figure everything out. However, God wants to show us a different way of living.
“But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” Matthew 6:33-34
I don’t know about you, but I want the Creator of the world to take the steering wheel, and I would love to sit in the back seat to enjoy the journey. God doesn’t need us to be backseat driver’s on the road of life.
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