Worry

Oh how I can worry.

When I was growing up I convinced myself that the more I worried about something the better it would turn out for me. It only took a couple of things working out, for me to be CONVINCED that I had hit on the secret to life!!

I exercised my worry and turned it into an art form. All the while turning myself into an anxious mess.

I am in the throws of worry today. I have worries swirling around and compounding each other.

So I turn to Bible Gateway.com to get a dose of the Word of God. Which is my healer.

Matthew Henry's commentary on the verse in Matthew 6:28-30 on the lillies of the field.

"There is scarcely any sin against which our Lord Jesus more warns his disciples, than disquieting, distracting, distrustful cares about the things of this life. This often insnares the poor as much as the love of wealth does the rich. But there is a carefulness about temporal things which is a duty, though we must not carry these lawful cares too far. Take no thought for your life. Not about the length of it; but refer it to God to lengthen or shorten it as he pleases; our times are in his hand, and they are in a good hand.

Not about the comforts of this life; but leave it to God to make it bitter or sweet as he pleases. Food and raiment God has promised, therefore we may expect them. Take no thought for the morrow, for the time to come. Be not anxious for the future, how you shall live next year, or when you are old, or what you shall leave behind you. As we must not boast of tomorrow, so we must not care for to-morrow, or the events of it. God has given us life, and has given us the body. And what can he not do for us, who did that? If we take care about our souls and for eternity, which are more than the body and its life, we may leave it to God to provide for us food and raiment, which are less.

Improve this as an encouragement to trust in God. We must reconcile ourselves to our worldly estate, as we do to our stature. We cannot alter the disposals of Providence, therefore we must submit and resign ourselves to them. Thoughtfulness for our souls is the best cure of thoughtfulness for the world.

Seek first the kingdom of God, and make religion your business: say not that this is the way to starve; no, it is the way to be well provided for, even in this world. The conclusion of the whole matter is, that it is the will and command of the Lord Jesus, that by daily prayers we may get strength to bear us up under our daily troubles, and to arm us against the temptations that attend them, and then let none of these things move us.

Happy are those who take the Lord for their God, and make full proof of it by trusting themselves wholly to his wise disposal. Let thy Spirit convince us of sin in the want of this disposition, and take away the worldliness of our hearts."

Doesn't that bring you peace. He will care for the big and little things. He loves us. He put me in the relationships which I cherish and He will see to it that they are taken care of if my focus is on His provision.

Thank you Lord for moving ahead of me and providing me with all that you say I need. Which is enough to live a life for Your glory and for the good of others.

Thoughtfulness of the soul will replace thoughtfulness of the heart. In other words, when worrying- get to the word. Feed the soul.

Peace out.