I found myself slipping back into this thing of worry, again the other day, and Jesus so gently reminded me of Matthew 6:
25. Therefore I tell you, 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? 27. Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
33. But seek first His kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
There is always something to worry about...
I see the dust blowing and worry about it being too dry, but then it starts raining and what if it floods?
I worry about having too much work but my work is cut back and I worry about not having enough.
I worry about not having enough time but then I have extra time and worry about what to do.
I worry about what people think of me and then I worry that they aren't thinking about me at all.:(
I feel good today but what if I don't feel good tomorrow?
I worry about what to wear - will I be too cold
or maybe too hot?!
God has always provided for me in the past but,
what if, this time, he doesn't?!
Worry is not okay with the Father and it is not okay with me. He kindly showed me how I had gotten off track and needed to get my eyes back on Him. Throughout the next day these words kept coming back to me, "Do not worry." He wasn't just saying, "Get over it! What's the big deal?", but there was the gentle whisper,
I've got this and it's going to be okay. I felt the pressure lift and I could relax and go on with my work.
It goes back to trust. Trust is being able to identify what I need, telling God what it is and believing that he will supply it. To know that I matter to Him.
Thank you, Father!
