Matthew 6:31-32(NLT) So don’t worry about these things…These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your Heavenly Father already knows all your needs.
I read this the other day :
“Worry is a conversation you have with yourself about things you cannot change.
Prayer is a conversation you have with God about things He can change.”
How true is that! It makes us wonder why on earth we bother worrying when it never changes one thing anyway! It’s like constantly hitting our heads against a brick wall and wondering why we have a headache! Somehow we’ve been misled into thinking worrying is the responsible thing to do and that ‘somebody needs to do it’! It usually means we’re listening to the wrong voice, the voice of doubt and fear.
Can I give us a ‘what if’ today? What if we stopped worrying about everything and just took it to the Lord and trust Him to sort it out like He wants us to? What if we just do what we know we can do in the situation, but then let it go and let God deal with it?
There are some things we already know we can’t change, so can we give ourselves a break and allow God to be God in our lives instead of us trying to do His job for Him?
Jesus commanded us (He didn’t suggest it), He said, “Do not worry about tomorrow.”(v.34)
It’s impossible to worry and trust at the same time because one comes from fear and the other comes from faith. Yes, God is touched by our feelings and by our deep concerns, but He is moved by our faith.
So can we ask the Lord today to help us let go of those worries and just trust Him to do what He has promised to do - to care for us and all that concerns us, because He loves us so much.
It might help to remember that last month* He showed us from His Word that the things we think are so difficult are actually simple to our Heavenly Father. He can raise the dead, make 3 lane highways through the Red Sea, feed 5,000 with somebody’s packed lunch, that the things that look impossible to us are possible with Him. We have a Mighty God.
It’s good to just stop for a minute and realise we do have a choice, there is an alternative to worrying.😊
I wonder, who will you choose to have a conversation with today? With yourself - or with God?
I pray you have a blessed ‘worry free’ weekend.x😊
*Link to A Simple Thing - https://myberrythoughts.blogspot.com/2024/05/a-simple-thing.html
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