Why Worry?

Through years of trial and a

continuous barrage of “one-thing-after-another”,

I have learned the importance

of living one-day-at-a-time.

While the world teaches that

we have to plan, fret and worry about the future,

I have learned the wisdom of Jesus’ teaching

on the contrary

(see Matthew 6).

Worrying or dwelling

on tomorrow doesn’t change it.

And imagining the worst

only adds unnecessary stress

to one’s life.

Very seldom does the worst we imagine

even come true;

and seldom are

the things we worry about the most

as important as we think they are.

Jesus tells us

that worry is

the opposite of faith.

You can disguise it however you want

by calling it a different name,

but worry, concern, etc.

cancels out faith

and robs us of the joy

of living in the beauty

of today.

The human capacity to

survive adversity

is an amazing gift from God.

When we understand the depth

of who God is,

we come to understand

how ridiculous worry really is.

Absolutely nothing

takes Him by surprise or

catches Him off guard.

“He’s got the whole world in His hands”;

we like to sing it,

but do we believe it?

Having lived through (and survived) much

(not as much as some, but more than others),

I have learned to trust every word of Jesus.

And when He says,

“Your heavenly Father knows all your needs

and He will give you all you need

from day to day

if you love Him and

make the Kingdom of God

your primary concern,”

I believe Him.

And though things may not

always look the way I had imagined,

I am thankful for the knowledge that

“Father knows best”,

that His plan is good and perfect,

and that the best IS yet to come.