My word for July 28th is WORRY
Katie is driving back to college this morning after
celebrating Tyler’s birthday. Yes,
I worry about the drive. I am a
natural born worrier and I hate it.
I worry about my kids every time they are in their cars driving on the
highway. I worry if I can’t get
one of them on the phone. Lauren
always calls me many times a day.
Last night I didn’t hear from her.
I started to panic. I text
her roommate and her boyfriend to see if they knew where she was. Of course she
told me I was crazy. I know I
am. Thank goodness Anna is still
at home and I don’t have to worry about her as much. But soon I know she will be leaving home and I will worry
more about her also.
The word “worry” means ‘anxiety, care, that which divides,
distracts the mind and draws a person away from God. There are several reasons why we shouldn’t worry. We shouldn’t worry because God says we
shouldn’t. When we worry we are
being disobedient. Worry does us
no good at all. All worrying does
is lead to physical and emotional problems. In Philippians 4:6 The Lord says, “do not worry about one
thing, worry about nothing.” In
Matthew 6:25-34 The Lord Jesus gives instructions. It simple says that worry is disbelief. Trust and worry cannot live
together. The minute we worry
trust and faith have left. Psalm 14:1 states that if we worry we
are saying that there is no God to take care of us. In Matthew 6:25-26 Jesus illustrates how senseless worry is. Matthew 6:27 the Lord Jesus is saying
worrying does us no good. Worry
never helps anyone.
Worry about nothing pray about everything.
1 Peter 5:7(NIV)
7 Cast all your
anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Dear Lord all of us worry, but this doesn’t mean we want to. We know that with faith comes
trust and with trust comes turning everything over to You. Help us to hand all worries over to You
letting You take care of all our worries and anxieties. When we begin to worry lead us to pray,
pray for your help. During 2012
assist us in handing everything over to You.
Website where I found scriptures about worry. This study can be printed and used for
Sunday school or Bible Study. Go
visit to read the whole study on worry:
http://www.middletownbiblechurch.org/worryfea/worry1.htm,
Chapter 1 The Problem of Worry,
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