May 19, 2014
A professor came to class one day with a glass of
water. Everyone thought it was going to be the usual “is it half-filled or
half-empty?” question thing. Suddenly the professor asked what the weight of
the glass of water was. People gave different answers, to which, the professor
said the weight would vary. He went further to say that if he held the glass of
water for 1 minute, it would not be as heavy as much as if he held it for 10
minutes. In order words, the longer he held the glass of water, the heavier it
would be.
A whole lot of believers die prematurely because we
hold on to some things longer than we ought to. One of those things is worry. I’ve
heard that statement “don’t worry” countless number of times. Truth is, my appearance would say “don’t
worry”, but my inner world could be like a room filled with screaming children.
Come to think of it, the first thing we all do when
someone tells us not to worry is to be more worried, right? Some of us are so
good at worrying that having nothing to worry about becomes a source of worry
for us. When you allow worry to take roots in your heart, it leads to fear and
the moment fear exists in you, it becomes difficult for you to exercise your
faith.
Worry makes it hard to keep our eyes on Jesus. When
you look at the bill to be paid, you would want to wake up earlier than every
other person. When you think about your spouse’s behavior, you would want to
scream aloud. But let me make one thing clear to you, worry from now till
tomorrow, the problem remains. Matt 6 said, “Worry not about anything; what to
eat; drink; put on; drive or whatever.”
The best thing solution to tackle worry is seeking
first the kingdom of God and God will be busy taking care of your worries.
Have a fruitful and colorful week ahead.
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