TODAY’S WORD FOR TUESDAY JUNE 21, 2016.
WORRY
Part Two
Part Two
To make uneasy or anxious; trouble; torment with annoyances or cares.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1
Cast your burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22.
Yesterday we shared with you some thoughts on worry. We will continue today with some final thoughts.
Recent studies report that over 73% of the visits made to doctor's offices today for illness turns out to be nothing more than anxiety caused by worrying about something. WORRY is one of the major EMOTIONAL DILEMMAS that most people struggle with today.
Take a moment now and think about all the "THINGS" that you have worried about just in the last two or three days. Many worry constantly about their health and the health of their loved ones. Others worry about their economic situation including their job, having enough funds to pay the bills, needing shelter or money to pay the rent. Many also worry about facing failure in their lives.
Broken family relationships are a major concern to many today. Every day when you talk to people the comments always lead to some sort of concern or WORRY. With the worldwide conflicts, the economy slowdown, and the lowering of standards to live by, parents and grandparents are concerned about what life will be like for their children and grandchildren years from now.
In contrast several years ago we visited several villages in the Amazon jungle of Brazil. These dear people literally have nothing. But these people were not showing a spirit of WORRY. The reason was simple to understand. They have so few "THINGS" in life and therefore really their only concern was living out that day with what they had. Joy comes from within, not from what we have.
We have been blessed to travel to many places in the world in past years and we have seen this same attitude of living day by day by FAITH in such areas as the slums of Nairobi East Africa. We were supporting at that time over 75 churches and we went to a conference held for these churches. Just to listen to them sing challenged us to keep on going. They exchanged worry in their lives for the excitement of worshipping God. They did not have an abundance of material things but they had an abundance of joy.
In these same churches when the offering was taken everyone gave as generously as they could. The offerings included vegetables, fruits and even chickens. You see God had blessed them with the necessities of life and they gave back to God a portion of what God had given to them. What a lesson for all of us to learn. We have seen this repeated as we visited such places as the Philippians, Honduras, Guatemala and even the inner cities here in America. What had made the difference in their lives from those who worry was their faith in the Lord.
We have been overwhelmed visiting so many of these areas of our world and talking to Christians who lived in poor circumstances yet practiced every day what Jesus told us in His "Sermon on the Mount." Every day they lived by FAITH and they showed great excitement talking about the soon return of Jesus to take them to an eternity with Him. They found real joy and happiness in their faith.
They may not have food for tomorrow but they know God will supply their every need --- and He does. They may not have new clothes or the money to buy a school uniform for their child but they know that God will supply their need in His perfect timing.
It is a lack of trust in God that drives one to WORRY. God wants us to trust Him for ALL our needs. We are more valuable to Him than the birds that fly and the flowers that grow. He provides for the birds and flowers so how much more will He provide for us. Why invest your time in worrying and fretting when you can, with one simple prayer give your worries to God. All you have to do is ask Him to help you live a life of FAITH and joy. Worry can't change anything but the prayers of the faithful will.
WORRY IS THE INTEREST YOU PAY ON BORROWED TROUBLE.
WORRY LOOKS AROUND!
SORRY LOOKS BACK!
FAITH LOOKS UP!
Corrie Ten Boom said, “Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.”
How many "THINGS" in the past have you worried about that never came to pass? WORRY doesn't change things but PRAYER does. Trust God for your protection and provisions and He will supply your every need.
Our memory verse for this week is found in Deuteronomy 33:27.
The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, and will say, destroy.
Help our family to put our complete trust in You. Help us realize that the lack of trust in You drives us to worry. May our lives be an example to others who are facing situations that are overwhelming them with worry. Keep us alert to help those people in their time of need.
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