Don't Worry, Trust God
"Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?" -- Matthew 6:25
Do you ever wonder how much of life we miss because we're too busy worrying to enjoy the moment? I've always had an issue with worrying. I do too much of it. I know that and I'm working on it. I've been working on it for years. How about you?
We really can't control our lives no matter how much time we spend worrying about it. We can work hard. We can show up. We can be frugal and giving and obedient. But God controls everything. We don't want to think about that. Because if He controls everything, He can stop bad things from happening to us. And when He doesn't, what does that mean? It's scary. So we keep trying to control what we can't control. And worrying about it all the way.
I don't mean to sound fatalistic. Certainly, we make choices that determine our direction. But it's like Job found out. Sometimes God allows bad things to happen to us. That's why it is so important to follow His lead and -- trumpet sound here -- let Him lead. Things always work out better if we just get out of the way and do what He says, when He says.
But I digress. When we waste time worrying, we miss things we might enjoy. Like a beautiful sunset. Or a child's laughter as we push her on a swing. Or simply the joy of loving someone who loves you back. Worry zaps us of the moment because when we worry we can't focus on the life around us.
I understand bad things happen. The economy has caused so many hard-working people to feel the sting of financial ruin. I'm not making light of that. But worrying doesn't change it. Worrying destroys our health, stresses everyone around us and keeps us from being productive. It also says quite loudly that we don't trust God to take care of us.
God knows what we need. He might not provide everything we want. (Do we really need that new car or do we just want it?) But he really does provide exactly what we need.
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