Friday, 20 September 2019

A Lot of Worry


  “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” Mathew 6:34

  While typing this out I ended up having a bit of a chuckle. Following thirty-three verses about not worrying at all, about trusting God to take care of us and all our needs, Mathew closes with this acknowledgement that there will be worries after all.
  Or maybe I am misinterpreting this passage. Is Mathew actually telling us that because we worry, it is necessary for us to do a day to day, moment to moment surrendering of our worries to God?
  Hmmm…That actually makes sense. If we give over our concerns today, they won’t be there tomorrow.
  So maybe that’s the most important lesson to take from this. Mathew is clearly telling us that we will worry. It is part of our broken nature. I feel it is what we do with this worry that is the lesson here.
  What’s the line? There I go but for the grace of God. (I didn’t know where this line came from so a quick Google search has it originating in a quote by 16th Century reformer John Bradford. It’s not verbatim but still captures the idea.)
  It’s so easy to get all twisted around, worrying then worrying about worrying…(smile) worrying about a seeming inability to trust God.  
  So here’s the thing, trust takes practice. Vanquishing worry takes a determined effort to identify the issue, assess whether or not it is something to be concerned about, then, be it a big or a small worry, give it over the Lord who is more than willing to shoulder our burdens.
  You know something? He can also show us how to handle whatever needs handling that caused the worry in the first place. That’s an extra special gift.
 
  (Smile.)

  Lord, forgive me for being a woman who worries about everything, even stuff that isn’t on Mathew’s list.
  (Another smile at my own foolishness.)
 
  May the peace that surpasses all understanding be with you today.  AMEN!

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