What do you
have to worry about?
I imagine
just about everything.
Worry is a
peculiar malady of the human condition, but if you stop to think about it, it
needn’t be. One thing we already know before Jesus tells us is worry produces
nothing.
Except all
kinds of health problems. It has become inarguable worry has a deleterious effect
on our physical bodies. The list of medical issues brought on by hypertension
and stress are seemingly endless.
And just
thinking about the list of the physical disease and even death caused by worry
causes me to begin to worry about it.
The very
word ‘disease,’ if broken into syllables tells it all: dis – ease; or simply put, a lack of ease. How interesting that worry, (or a lack of ease about
a particular situation,) would be so closely related to sickness - but it
should be that way because we now know a lack of ease can cause sickness.
God has
created man in His image with the capacity to think about the future. In part,
this thinking about the future is where worry comes from. We wonder about our
future welfare in this physical world.
If we are
thinking correctly, this can be an amazing tool employed to tell us we are off
track. A warning sign, if you will. An alarm to tell us the wrong door is being
opened. Stop and think – what were you worried about at this time last year?
You probably can’t remember - but even if you can remember - what happened to
the worry you harbored then?
Life in
Christ is to be a life free from worry, because worry produces nothing, and it
also causes harm. If you have been walking with Christ long at all then you
have noticed God’s spoken and written desire that nothing in this world would
cause us harm. It is the reason for the Law. The Law protects us from harming
ourselves. It is a manifestation of how much God loves us. When we worry, it is
an instant reminder we have left dependency upon God and exchanged it for depending
upon ourselves.
-Pastor Bill
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