Why worry?

"Your Father knoweth" (Luke 12:30)

Read Luke 12:13-34

Why do we worry so much? I know that we all live with a great deal of stress. We have families to feed, children to clothe, train and educate, and bills to pay. These are all things about which we are and should be concerned. I do not suggest that we should be careless and irresponsible. That would be contrary to the gospel of Christ. But I do say that we should not worry. Our concern for these things should not make us anxious, fretful and irritable.

Worrying is a fruitless, futile exercise. What did you ever get by worrying, except headaches and ulcers? We only worry about those things that are beyond our control. We worry about things that happened yesterday. We worry about what might happen tomorrow. We worry about what other people may say, or think, or do. We never worry about things that we can control. It is a futile, pointless thing to worry. Not one of us has ever accomplished a single thing by all of our worrying combined.

But what is more important, worrying is a very evil thing that dishonors our God. I speak to you who are believers, to you who seek the glory of God. Our worrying is sinful. It reveals a lack of faith. When I worry about something, it reveals that I do not trust the wisdom and goodness of God's providence. I only worry when I am discontent and dissatisfied with what God is doing for me, or because I do not truly trust him to do what is best. In other words, to worry is to murmur against the Lord my God!

Let us understand the words of our Lord and stop worrying. He is telling us that there is no need for any believer ever to worry. Our heavenly Father will provide for us everything that is needful and protect us from everything that is harmful. Let us not concern ourselves about the affairs of this world, but only about those things that concern the kingdom of God and his righteousness. He is saying, "Don't worry." Trust the Lord, "casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you" (I Peter 5:7)

Don Fortner Grace For Today for October 25.

Trusting

It is good advice to have lights on before it gets too dark. Not only for us to see but also to be seen by others.

I would rather walk with God in the dark than to go alone in the light.

"As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried..." (Psalm 18:30)

Trust Him.

Have a good day!
Love,
Dad


"The natural mind is prone to reason when we ought to believe, to be at work when we ought to be quiet, or to go our own way when we ought to steadily walk in God's ways." George Muller

Trust in the Lord

We come to the end of the road. A choice must be made; turn left or turn right. Which way?

One direction will take us toward our goal while the other will lead us astray.

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:5,6

Have a good day!
Love,
Dad


I recall a time sitting under the teaching of my childhood Pastor when he stated that the above passage was a shared love between he and his wife. At the time I did not know the verses by heart, but the import with which he recited Solomon's words gave me reason to believe that I should commit them to memory. They have been with me since that time many years ago. I thank him for his steadfast love in being a shepherd to His sheep for the cause of Christ. (One never knows the affect of one's words on others.)