Do you cringe when you hear the word "worry?" How about getting a sick feeling that your going to lose your lunch? What about that boss that comes in on Friday afternoon with a stack of files a half foot tall and he tells you that everything must be completed by 5PM for his 8AM conference on Monday in Japan? Are you worried now? I would be!
We live in a worried world. Everything has to be done immediately. You may have been guaranteed an 8AM - 5PM job, but you work through lunch and most days you don't leave the office until 10PM or later. If you are married, when do you find time for your spouse? If you have kids, when do you play with them or even change a dirty diaper? If you're single, when do you have time to date and seek out a spouse? This leads to unwanted worry, stress, and potentially diagnoses of depression and an anxiety disorder. This is something to worry about.
The truth is, we don't need to carry our worry around. Someone has taken ALL of our worry away.
"...do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:6-7 (ESV)
Is your heart "worry-focused" or "God-focused?"
If we get caught up in our worries, stresses, and trials our brain functions in a negative whelm. We sulk, shoulders droop, shuffle our feet, fail to maintain hygiene, eat whatever we can find....we have become a worry wort, therefore, we are miserable. BUT, when the worries start, yes they will still come, and we humble ourselves on our knees (if possible) and cry out to our Lord Jesus, He hears us and takes those worries off our shoulders.
How is that possible? Jesus died for us so we wouldn't live in sin, worry, and anxiety. Jesus carried the cross, weighed down with the sins of the world, up to Mount Calvary. He was nailed to the cross on both wrists and through both feet. A crown of thorns was put on He head, a sword pierced His side, and He was mocked "as King of the Jews." He died, buried and then rose three days later. He gave us FREEDOM! FREEDOM from WORRY!
It's just our individual choice to decide if we want to be a "Worry Want" or a "Worry Not."
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