The Weight Of Worry

-April 11, 2024-

Good morning, happy Thursday,

“Then He said to His disciples, ‘Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.’”

(Luke 12:22-23).

Worry is a sin and it does us absolutely no good. In fact, it harms the body and mind. It is like carrying around a heavy weight wherever we go. Jesus warned His disciples, and He warned us. Why should we worry when God is control? He knows what lies ahead, we don’t.

Jesus asked two searching questions in Luke 12:25-26, “And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? If you then are not able to do the least, why are anxious for the rest?”

Paul taught us in Philippians 4:6-7, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Prayer and thanksgiving brings peace to our being.

Someone once said, “Worry is wasting today’s time to clutter up tomorrow’s opportunities with yesterday’s troubles.” Or as Chuck Swindoll said, “Worry pulls tomorrow’s cloud over today’s sunshine.”

May the Lord help us to not worry but trust in Him fully. Have a day free of worry. Stay safe and healthy.

Most of what we worry about never takes place; when When we wait on the Lord, we won’t have to carry the weight of worry.

Dean