Don't be troubled

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Let not your hearts be troubled ; believe in God, believe also in Me."  John 14:1   RSV

God does not want you to be troubled, worried, scared or in any way fretful. For one thing, fretting in such a way can lead to sickness and all other kinds of problems. And it also solves no purpose at all; because the problems will still be there. People can try and alleviate the problems by submerging their brains in alcohol or drugs. However, when the effects wear off, the problems are still there.

I read somewhere that 90% of our worries never happen; only about 10% are real, solid worries. Think back to the things that you have worried about in the past. Chances are, many of them never were as bad as you initially thought they would be, perhaps none came to fruition. You may be in this 90%. However, if you are in the 10%; can you do anything realistic to resolve them? Go ahead if you can but you may need some help with them.

If that's the case, I know a man who can help. His Name is Jesus and He is great at working out problems. You can apply to Him quite easily. You don't need an appointment or need to ring a sophisticated telephone line, pressing many numbers followed by the hash or star key. Jesus is the star and He is available at a second's notice. The door is open; His heart is warm and ready to receive your requests and I envisage He has a smile on His face as He greets you. 

You'll never get on His nerves by repeatedly asking Him for help. He is very patient and willing to help you. What is your worry today? He has already told us in (Matthew 6:23-34) not to worry, so surely this mean He is committed to helping us. What we must do is ask Him to help and then cast it over to Him, in other words, leave it with Him. Now this is not easy to do. It takes stamina, courage and indeed, faith. Without it, we will keep asking Him to help every hour or so. 

Think, 'Do I trust Jesus with my life? Do I trust Him with all that I have'? If your answers are 'Yes," then you're almost there. If He doesn't want you worring, then He has a plan; and believe me, God's plans are good.

I would love to hear from you.    dailylifewithjesus@protonmail.com