WORRY

I can be such a worrier. I have found myself at times “thinking” myself into a panic.

I have spent a lot of my life questioning God and His abilities. I had no idea what it meant to “Let go and Let God”. I heard this, but had absolutely no idea what it meant or how to do it. In our minds there are so many things in this life to worry about. And we don’t believe, for some reason, that God can handle it. It may be a financial burden, a sickness, losing a job. Or it could be facing what seems to be an impossible decision. Somewhere in our path of life we lost our belief (or some of us never had it) in God. That He can do anything. We lose the faith because we want everything to work out the way we want it or see it. Somehow we don’t see by thinking this way, we are actually asking God to give us the control, for Him to follow our lead because our way is much better than His. Then when we think we have the control, here comes the worry. It’s a vicious circle.

Giving your worries to God simply means believing that no matter what the outcome of any situation is, it’s in our best interest. It may not be how we would have done it, but faith is knowing without any doubt that God knows what we need. We may never understand in this life why certain things happen. Sometimes before we get to the outcome, we must first go through lessons learned. God is preparing us, molding us, teaching us, loving us into the people He created us to be.

What I tell myself now when I start to worry is that God has big shoulders and He can handle this worry for me. That each time I feel that I have something to worry about, it could be Him testing me to see if I will give it to Him…. if I love and trust Him enough to take it from me…And I never want God to see my actions as anything else but LOVE for Him

Mark 9:23

23 “What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.”

Matthew 6:25-34

25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? 27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?

28 “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, 29 yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. 30 And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
31 “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ 32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. 33 Seek the Kingdom of God[a] above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today

These are the verses God has sent me to rest upon when I start to worry. As I meditate on His scripture, I know that He loves me and He will take care of me, ALWAYS