I love how the Lord speaks to us. For me, a lot of times it's through music. Actually most of the time, it's through music. Except for today, I was reading a blog by Holly Furtick, that I typically read on a daily basis. Today, the blog was about Worry and Anxiety.
There have been several things going on in my life that would cause me to worry and feel anxiety, which is why I've been thinking about this very subject even before I read the blog today. So I knew the Lord was trying to teach me something.
In Matthew 6:25-34 (Message) It says:
25-26"If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don't fuss about what's on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds.
27-29"Has anyone by fussing in front of the mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch? All this time and money wasted on fashion—do you think it makes that much difference? Instead of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They never primp or shop, but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them.
30-33"If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don't you think he'll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.
34"Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.
I know that was long but it's so important to realize that He has everything taken care of. Why do we constantly worry about stuff? In the blog from today, it spoke of a direct correlation between our worship and worry.
It said that worry and worship is like a see-saw. When our worry is up, our worship is down and when our worship is up, our worry is down. WHOA!!! I absolutely LOVE that! It's so true.
Jesus didn't say that our problems weren't important but that we should cast our cares on Him and He'll take care of the rest. Why do we always second guess that? Hasn't He ALWAYS provided? The answer is YES!!
Meditate on this thought especially before you head into worship! Don't let the enemy steal your joy and replace it with worry. Worship through your tears, worries and fears. Give thanks for everything, serve each other with your whole heart and let's move past all of things that weigh us down and keep us from REACHing the next level. :)
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
