WHY WORRY

May 12, 2014

One of the things that we don’t go to school to learn is how to worry. As a matter of fact, I think most of us automatically became worriers the moment we could differentiate right from wrong. We worry about a whole lot of things; grades in school; bills and expenses; fuel in the car running low; deadline approaching; first impressions; family; career and all. However, many of us do not know that worrying accounts for invaluable time loss that we will never get back, and remember we said time is not just money, time is life.

Matt 6:27 says that which of you by worrying can add a cubit size to his stature? Worrying accomplishes absolutely nothing. It doesn’t help solve any problem, as a matter of fact it compounds it because by the time you are done worrying, you develop headache or fever or high blood pressure and all.

Can you pay the bill by worrying? Can you get good grades by mere worrying? The damage worry does is far more than the problem that leads to worry. Someone said that worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength. Worry is the opposite of trust in God. If you can worry, you can trust God. Phil 4:6-7 encourages us not to worry but to pray about everything. The moment you start worrying, you start saying that God is unable to settle your case.

Jesus showed a perfect example of how we should not worry in Mark 4:38, when despite the storm on the sea, he was still sleeping. Worry gives the devil upper hand. Worry downplays the capability of your God.

With God on your side, you don’t have to worry about anything. Cast all you worries and cares on God, for he cares about you. Why worry when God is on the throne? Just keep calm and trust God to sort you out.   

Have a worry free day.

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