"while we do no look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal."
2 Corinthians 4:18 NKJV
It seems a strange title today, to include 'heart attacks and ulcers'. However, constant, stress, worry, anxiety and fear can lead a person to be sick in this way. Worry is a killer and it is one thing that we all struggle with from time to time; some more often than others. It is time to stop this.
We don't know what is going to happen from one moment to the other; and when we worry, we are fretting about something that has not happened yet, and furthermore, may not happen at all. We have sleepless nights, pacing the floor, tossing and turning in bed, all for something that may not happen. I remember when I worked in a very busy social work office and the paperwork would be skyscraper high. On top of that, the next morning I would have back to back appointments and an afternoon session in court. I would worry about it. However, mostly when I had arrived at work the next morning, appointments had been cancelled along with the court case. I had the time free to attack the paperwork. What I learnt, was that if you allow Him to be, God is in charge.
When are we going to realise that Jesus told us not to worry - it was a warning, He knows the damage it causes. For many of us, to hear the words, 'Don't worry', are like hearing, 'Don't breathe'. We are so used to it. Breathing is essential, but worry, not at all. To worry about something that is scheduled for tomorrow or some other time, is futile. It's a temporary thing. We need to be focusing on the unseen things. That is where the faith is. Stop focusing on what is seen and focus on what is not seen.
I suppose, to worry, is a natural thing. I said a 'natural' thing. But we are of the 'supernatural', so it is in Christ that we overcome this huge hurdle. But it takes practice to learn the art of being worry free. At first, we can give all our problems to Jesus and then, take them back again as we walk into our day. But the more we keep practicing and standing on the relevant words of God, we can achieve this.
Are you going to choose to be worry free from this moment forward?
Copyriight 2021 Grahame Howard
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