My
husband feels he needs to “get away” for the “problems of life” to
stop. However, what he hasn’t realized yet is that when he comes back,
those things and issues will still be there.
The worries of life are
always surrounding us!!!
My take on stuff that happens? “Might not be what I would choose but this is the stuff You use” ~This is the Stuff, Francesca Battistelli
Stuff happens. But, it’s also an opportunity to say “Ok God, it’s all yours….”
· Don’t Worry about details beyond your control: Gn 7:16 “the animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as GOD had commanded noah. Then the Lord shut him in”
o What
does this have to do with worry? God took care of the details of this
job while Noah was doing his part in obeying. Let God worry about the
details…you just do your job and obey and do what he tells you to do!
·
Worry can cause us to forfeit peace with God: Gn 21:7 “And she added, ‘Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet, I have born him a son in his old age.’ “
o Because
of her doubt, worry and fear over many, many years and multiple
promises and instances of reassurance from God, Sarah had forfeited the
peace she could have felt in God’s wonderful promise to her. When you
focus on God’s promises, he can bring peace to a troubled heart.
·
Worry can also reveal a lack of faith in God’s control: Ps 37:8,9 “Refrain
from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. For
evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit
the land.”
o Anger
and worry are two of the most destructive emotions that we an feel.
When we consume ourselves with these feelings, they take us farther and
farther away from God. These feelings place the responsibility of the
solution and all the control into our hands, rather than God’s hands.
It’s almost like we are telling God “No thank you, I can handle this…I
want to deal with it my own way because your way isn’t satisfying or
fast enough”. When you dwell on your problems, you become anxious and
angry..but when you let God deal with them, amazing things can happen!
Don’t block your blessings…allow God to deal with things…he has had more
experience in it than you have and he knows what to do!!
·
The Holy Spirit can help us stop worrying: Mt 10:19, 20 “But
when they arrest you, DO NOT WORRY about what to say or how to say it.
At that time, you will be given what to say, for it will not be you
speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you”
o Jesus
told the disciples not to worry when they were speaking the gospel. He
knew they would get arrested but he also knew about the Holy Spirit. He
knew that God would speak through them for their defense. When we fill
ourselves with worry, we don’t allow the Holy Spirit to work. Don’t
block the Holy Spirit, he is a gift from God to you and can and will
help you if you allow it.
·
Turn your worries into prayers Phil 4:6,7 “Do
not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and with
petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace
of God , which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and
you minds in Christ Jesus.”
o God
knows we worry. He understands our emotions. He asks us to take them to
him. Lay them at his feet. Allow him to give you the strength and
discernment you need to do what needs to be done. To worry less means to
pray more.
What did these verses say to you?
Did they say that life won’t happen?
Did they say that we need to hide our heads in the sand?
No,
they tell us how to go through life, every single day. They tell us
that God understands that we have events that happen in our lives that
can be too much. These verses tell us that God cares for us and he
provides us the tools we need to wake up each day and face the world
head on.
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