Good Morning!!! I want to begin this morning’s encouragement with this question…what’s bothering you today? If you are like me there is no shortage of things to fill your mind with worry and turmoil.
Cars break down, relationships sour, an unexpected expense rocks your monthly finances…all thing that can become a crisis of the mind. Studies tell us that many health issues such as ulcers, depression and even high blood pressure can be brought on by stress and worry. Studies also tell us that treatment for these types of health issues is on the rise.
So how do you deal with the problems of life? Are you a worry wart? A stress eater? Maybe you just shut down and become a hermit from life.
Look at what the Bible tells us about worry:
Matthew 6:27 (NLT)
Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? Of course not.
Think about it this way. Your car has broken down and cost you several hundred dollars in unexpected expenses for the month…now you have more month than money. If your like me, you begin to obsess about where the money will come from. You don’t smile, you don’t laugh and you don’t sleep. In spite of all of your worry the sun will still rise and set. Your worry doesn’t change the situation…it only changes you and not for the better I might add.
So how do you deal with these crisis events?
Matthew 6:32-34 (NLT)
…Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs, [33] and he will give you all you need from day to day if you live for him and make the Kingdom of God your primary concern.
[34] "So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today.
Change your focus. Get your eyes off of yourself and onto God. What would God have you do with the situation? He wants you to cast all of your cares upon Him. God knows your needs even before you ask. He sees all of eternity all the time. What seems like an insurmountable crisis to you, is simply a hill along the roadway of your life to Him.
This is where trust comes into the picture. I often laugh, we trust God with eternity. We proclaim that our faith in Jesus Christ will save us for all of eternity. We stand on the assurance that at the cross of Christ our sins were paid for. Yet we don’t trust God with our checkbook, our relationships, our job, our car, our ????
Let me say this as clearly as I can. If you can trust God to save you from sin…trust him to save your from an eternity in Hell….then why can’t you trust him to provide for your current crisis?
If you are dealing with worry today, surrender it to God. Ask for guidance and wisdom and the strength to turn worry into unshakeable faith.
Until next Monday. May God’s richest blessings be yours this week.
Carl
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