Monday, May 12, 2014

Trust, Pray, Throw God our worries

Does the Bible condemn Worry?
I was reading an author talking about worry. He considered the question, does God condemn worry and anxiety? I believe God doesn't want us to worry or be consumed by it. But his concern for worry doesn't even come close to condemn. Read for yourself the following verses and I think you see God very much like the eternal counselor working with us through the concerns of our worries. see if you can follow my logic as I present the following Bible verses.
Note His support that works through the worry. See his logic as we trust in the Lord with our cares. Note every day has its own worries in Jesus realizes that himself. He faced fears and anxiety we little understand.
1. See the encouragement not to worry.
2. See the care that God himself insurers to give us as we face our problems. Far from condemning, God invites us to talk to him about it. Remember He Who never slumbers is there we need Him.
John 14:1 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me." 14:2-4 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know.”
Matthew 6:25-34 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will
drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
1 Corinthians 2:3 I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
Philippians 4:6-7 Be anxious for nothing, 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 minds through Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 5:7, 10 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you... But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
If there is condemnation it comes from human sources not God. Worry is negative enough with out listening to some loon ranting and raving. Giving God your cares and trusting Him and getting a good night sleep helps with many of our fears. Fear can be real and based on things we need to fight or flee. Dealing with the worries of the day is enough. Counselors refer to being in the moment. They may have stumbled upon something.
Trust, praying and throwing God our worries are all acts of faith we need to apply. We may not be very good at these skills but they are things only we can do about our worries. Trust God because He is there and loves you; pray because He hears and answers; throw Him the worry, thought, or negative emotion because He is big enough to handle it. As you read the Psalms notice God always hears our complaints and arguments. Keep walking  

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