“The Wrong Road of Worry”
Psalm 55:22; Isaiah 26:3; Matthew 6:25-34
It has been determined by doctors, that over sixty percent of hospital patients could cure themselves by not being overtaken by anxiety, which is worry. Worry is a definite killer and carries with it a sure transgression against the God of faith. Jesus repeatedly taught against worry and gave us enough instruction to be able to avoid it. We are bad to take on an unnecessary burden that will drag us down when we should lay our burden upon Him. We act as if He is not big enough to carry our troublesome burden, or that we might worry Him with our load of care; But not so, He is delighted in helping our infirmities. We are disobedient and do not trust His word, when we worry in excess. This is sinful, and will lead us on into fleshlier, and therefore, more sinful results. When we decide that we can handle it ourselves, we are forsaking the Heavenly Fathers guidance and when we reject His counseling, we have resorted to human wisdom and have not learned much about spiritual discernment. A leaky container can hold no refreshment, we need the “Fountain” that never runs dry, to quench our desire to be overanxious and overtaken by the demon of worry. Anxiety makes us believe that Gods loving kindness is far from us and doubts overwhelm us, and coldness is our bedfellow. Our trust goes to sleep, and God is grieved so that He cannot answer our prayers. Our testimony becomes weak, and our example becomes a laughing matter among the lost and even a sadness to our brethren. If we have settled ourselves to seek out our own way, we will have no confidence in God, and we’ll become a wanderer far from Him. Learn to cast each burden on Jesus, because He cares more than we can care for ourselves.
“A Rut”
Worry will take you from a life of boldness,
And bury you in a grave of coldness.
~ Tom Milam
Daily Jewel:
“He is delighted in helping our infirmities.”
Bible Reading Schedule: II Chronicles 18-20
Weekly Memory Verses: 1 Peter 2:1-5
1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
4 ¶To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
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