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Worry: The “What If…”

March 24, 2011 — Leave a comment

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34 (NIV)

“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)

I am so bad when it comes to worrying about the “what if.” What are the “what ifs” that I worry about? Well, will I get sick. Will my son or husband get sick. Why does my arm hurt, could it be something bad (or something along this idea)? Will our finances always be taken care of? What would I do if something happened to my husband. When we were trying to get pregnant I worried we wouldn’t be able to. What if that person doesn’t like me. That should give you a little idea about some of the things I worry about. I know I am not the only one who thinks about these things. It is almost like second nature to entertain these thoughts. The only problem is that they are what ifs. They are not the present and reality of what is going on. We can not see the future or control it, so then why do we worry about it? Not long ago I heard my pastor talk about fear. When we fear we are putting our faith in the what ifs. Isn’t that exactly what we are doing when we worry? I felt like he was talking right to me. Right then I decided to give it up to God. Instead of being weighed down by situations beyond my control I am giving it to Him. Now, I will be the first to tell you I am not perfect and I mess up often, in fact just yesterday I worried. But, with God’s help I will not let the life of worrying consume me, I will not put my faith in the what ifs!

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Worry: Does It Even Make A Difference

March 7, 2011 — 2 Comments


“Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” Luke 12:25 (NIV)

Have you ever actually sat to think about this verse? Worrying is so common that we might even fool ourselves into believing that we are helping the situation. But, when I look at this verse and really think about it, everything is put into perspective. I have spent countless hours worrying over things, big and small. When it comes down to it though did I add time to my life? No. Did I improve the situation any? No. In fact I just took time away from my life. The time that could have been spent doing God’s will and serving Him was wasted away by worrying! How much more could I do for God’s kingdom if I wasn’t bogged down by the weight of my worries? What is it that God is calling me to do that perhaps I have not done because I am distracted? What a revelation this has been for me! I do not need to focus my attention on the worries of my life but instead focus my attention on doing God’s will for my life. He cares for me and knows my thoughts, stresses and concerns and is the only one who can make a difference in each situation. He knows our worries, sitting an fretting about them will not change the fact. Instead it will only hinder our abilities to accomplish all that God has for us. Today lets make a decision to put our attention on serving God and pursuing His will and not our worries. You never know, the issues you once worries about might just find themselves resolved before it even had a chance to cross your mind!

 

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Anxiety: I Will Overcome

March 1, 2011 — Leave a comment

Lately I have been battling with anxiety. I have a pinched nerve in my neck and when I was talking to my doctor he believes that the anxiety is related to the pinched nerve because my body just feels like something isn’t right. I have found myself with shortness of breath, heart racing, jittery and just an over all feeling of heaviness. I absolutely HATE feeling this way! I know that what I am feeling is not of God. As a Christian I have the ability to live in peace, yet I have found myself filled with anxiety. Last week at church the sermon was about being an overcomer. We will overcome anything with God! There is no need for me to fight this battle alone. To be honest though it is difficult to pray about your problem and not continue stressing about it. However, this past week as I have felt the anxiety come on me I have stopped and began praying. Let me just say that it is amazing what our God can do! As soon as I begin to pray, instantly I feel the heart racing, heaviness, jittery and shortness of breath lift off me and a wave of peace and comfort take over! How truly amazing our God is! With Him I will overcome this battle, what will you overcome?

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27 (NIV)

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)

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Worry: Look to God

February 9, 2011 — 4 Comments

Something I struggle with is worrying. This has been a struggle for me for some time now. I can so easily worry about the littlest of things. This is a struggle I truly have sought God over. I know that I will not overcome this on my own. Being a mom is a prime example as to why I need God’s help with this. Every mom out there will tell you they worry. Its almost like second nature to worry about your child. We have concerns about whether we are raising them well, if they will grow up okay, if they are healthy or not and many other things can be added to this list daily. Every day I lift up my son in prayer because I have learned that through prayer I can find peace in times of worry. Telling God exactly what I am afraid of releases that concern to Him and its no longer mine to fret over, it is His. Honestly when we worry we are not doing any good, in fact we are just hurting ourselves. Dictionary.com defines worry as to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret. What we are doing is truthfully tormenting ourselves over situations we have no control over. Let’s face it majority of the things that we worry about are situations that are out of our control because if we could control it we would have no need to worry. The other way that we are harming ourselves is that we are missing out on an opportunity to get closer to God. Each time that we give up our fears to Him we trust Him that much more. It takes faith to surrender. When we give our worries to God we have the chance to no longer fear but trust in our provider. He knows exactly what we need even before we ask. We must stop tormenting ourselves over situations we can not control and give up our worries to the One who can actually do something! Today I am going to be lifting up my son who is sick with RSV, God is waiting for me to release it all to Him because He is the healer. What worries are you going to give to God? He is waiting for us to release it to Him!

“Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.” Psalm 55:22 (NIV)

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6 (NIV)

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