Raging Storms – No Worries

 

Last Sunday, we experienced major flooding at our house. Check out the video here… https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.whitlockrice/videos/10207530666724467/?l=438395556631432799

At the end of the day, as we were preparing for bed, I reflected on the events of the day. How the storm had rolled in around midnight and how I was thanking God for our nearly completed roof and well protected house. I fell asleep in the peace of knowing we are always well protected by my God whatever the storm that rages outside. I do not worry about anything. I don’t lose sleep over worries. I don’t let worry keep me from eating. I haven’t always been that way, but once I truly got ahold of what God says about worry and about His peace, I realized I was wasting a lot of time worrying for nothing.

We do live in a world that celebrates those who worry. I have seen pictures and such on social media that speaks of worry as though it is a good thing! I have heard people say that if you are a parent that worries about your children, you are a good parent. WHAT? That is just crazy to me! Worrying is useless…totally a waste of time and does not make me a good parent at all!

He commands us to not worry. Worrying is a sin. Did you know that? I don’t think people realize that. When God commands you to do something or not to do something, then if we do (or don’t) it, we are sinning against Him. Aside from the fact that it is sin, it is also very dishonoring to God when we worry, especially if He has provided us with His word on the subject. You do realize that the Bible is referred to many, many times in scripture as the Word of God. It is called the Word for multiple purposes. One of those reasons is it is like a written contract on His promises. It is His word on the matter. Does that make sense? If I say, “I give you my word.” That indicates that I have promised something to you. My word is only as good as my history of completing my promises. So, if I have given you my word in the past and then not done what I said, my word has no real value. God has always made His word valuable. He always does as His word says He will. So, if we know he has provided for our every need and we pray that way and thank Him for that provision, but then we can’t sleep at night because we are up worrying, then we have shown that we don’t trust His word even though He is always faithful to do His word. How disappointing to God for us to not take Him at His word.

Luke 12:22-34 is devoted to not worrying and a great place to spend some time reading and meditating on the subject, but in Matthew 13:22-23 Jesus shares in the parable of the sower and the seed how people who hear the Word but lets the worries of this life and world we live in cause fear and worry in us, then we are unfruitful. If we hear the word and understand it, it will produce a crop for us. We will be fruitful.

There is no fruit in worry. None. Nothing. So why spend a single moment of life doing it. Put your trust in God’s hands and rest. I mean literally rest! Be in peace, be in comfort, be in a place of rest over everything because He has provided for your every single need.

 

~Jennifer

 

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