Who Me...WORRY?

We live in turbulent and troubled times to say the least! All anyone has to do is turn on the TV or read the headlines in a newspaper or check out a news source on your computer to see that bad things are happening all over the world. It is enough on most days to make even the strongest of us question what's going on and who is really in charge of this spinning orb we call Earth.

So, for many of us, it is very common to be ANXIOUS regarding the turmoil that seems to be all around us. Our fast-paced lifestyles keep us constantly in motion and our thoughts continually swirl around in our brains wondering what the next calamity will be; where will it happen; and will it affect me and my family.

When those thoughts go unchecked, we become anxious(there's that word again), uneasy, unsettled and often, downright paranoid that someone or something is out to get us. What has really happened in this situation is we have replaced our FAITH with WORRY...the oldest of Satan's weapons in his arsenal of deceit. Satan will try to deceive us in to believing that our Heavenly Father is just too busy with planet-altering activities to be involved in our lives, so whatever has or might come upon us, it is up to us to fix it or deal with the consequences...and so, WE WORRY AND FRET!

Jesus warned his disciples about this enemy of faith known as WORRY when he told them in Matthew 6:34, "Therefore DON'T WORRY about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." (my emphasis)

The great apostle Paul expanded the words of Jesus when he told the Philippians, "Don't worry about ANYTHING, but in EVERYTHING, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests (or concerns, my translation) to GOD." Philippians 4:6  And in these words, we find the solution to worry....PRAYER. You see where there is prayer there is no room for worry, for how can one truly pray to an all powerful God that holds in the world in His hands and worry at the same time...the two are diametrically opposed to each other. You cannot pray and worry at the same time since prayer exists with faith and worry says faith is impotent.

The best news is the next verse in Philippians 4:7, when Paul says," And the peace of God, which surpasses ALL understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus."

This is the truth that breaks the back of worry so it can no longer stand on its own or stand in our way of being all God wants us to be....WE HAVE PEACE BECAUSE WE BELONG TO JESUS and NOTHING can come against us that HE CANNOT HANDLE...So why WORRY?

So the next time the Devil pulls out his weapon of WORRY,  just smile a wry smile, look him dead in the eye and say, 

Who me...worry? 

Not gonna happen  'cause I belong to Jesus...so you can just take your worry and move on...I've got God's peace, so I'm not about to worry!!!!!

Praying hard....staying worry free,

WPQ

Poem for the day...

Living in this hectic world

Bad news at every turn;

Many of us are prone to worry

It's not a trait we had to learn.

The Devil seeks to do us woe

To make us worry as well as fret;

Bu we must hold tightly to

Our faith and not forget...

We serve a loving, caring God

Who meets our every need;

And the times that He can hear us best

Is when we go down on our knees.

To lift a very heartfelt prayer

As worldly cares will drift away...

Then His joy and peace will enter in

To help and guide us through today!

W. Patrick Queen © June 2018