there was a sermon on worrying by Bruce Alvord. he is a missionary at my church, and he did an amazing sermon on worrying. i was really convicted by it. one of the points was ' it doesn't help or add anything to our lives when we worry.' he is so right about that. what does worrying cause us to do? it causes us to sin and to not trust in the Lord. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all of your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths. i know that i have said that verse before, but it is a great one to remember. we need to trust in the Lord, and we can trust in the Lord! how exciting is that? i find it very exciting!!
another point was, 'worrying ruins today with our worries for tomorrow.' how true that is. i am a worry wart. i worry about all the little things that people don't really worry about. and those little worries ruin the next day. it also does not glorify the Lord when we worry. Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. God will take care of tomorrow, we do not have to worry about tomorrow. when we worry it just double our troubles. that is somthing that has been on my mind for a long time.
Um, yeah. I am a worrier, born and bred. That is unacceptable, however. As a Christian, I should never have any doubts of the care that my God will lavish on me. That is something that everyone can work on.
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