Jan 9, 2017 – Matt 6
Do not worry about
tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of
its own. Matt 6:34
Worrying about
tomorrow wastes the time we could get things done today.
It is said that the only creature who thinks about tomorrow
is the human being. While planning and
preparing can work to our advantage, worry & anxiety about tomorrow doesn’t. Some doctors claim that the root of many of
our illnesses is associated with worry.
Yet humans treat worry like it is their God-given right and
responsibility. We hold on to our worries
like they are our friends, and think that holding them will make them never
happen.
Worry is a deadly sin.
It’s associated with pride, at the top of the list of God’s most hated
behaviors, and is a form of idolatry of the mind. By worrying, we place more trust in our own
abilities than in God’s. Jesus did not
give us a formula for managing worry, He told us to get rid of it… to stop
doing it. But in His prescription about
worry, Jesus gave us a clear instruction on how to push worry out of our lives
--- stop focusing on tomorrow and start doing what you are supposed to do today.
Worry is a thief that steals time. It bankrupts my day and robs me of energy for
today’s tasks, pushing more tasks onto tomorrow. So by worrying, I am actually creating the
circumstances that worry me. Here are
some examples:
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The dad who is spends time worrying about
finances and works too much, creating health issues that send him to the
hospital where the medical bills damage his finances.
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The mom who worries about her kids so much that
she overprotects them from lessons today, which leads them to experiment and
rebel later in life, creating the consequences she worried about.
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The boss who worries about employees leaving,
creating unrest in the environment that makes their employees want to leave.
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The student who worries about their grades so
much that it affects their thinking, and they tense up on a test instead of
simply answering what they already knew.
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The person who is so worried about their
retirement plan, that they miss the direction of God and bypass God’s way of
taking care of them in their later years (let alone missing out on a saving
relationship with Jesus).
There’s no diet or exercise plan to manage your worries, and
you can’t straddle the fence on them.
To end worry in your life means trusting God with your tomorrows and
focusing your energy on what needs done today.
STOP WORRYING. Kick that thief
out of your house. It’s killing
you. Just make the best of what you have
today. And celebrate the joy of what you
accomplished today.
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