No. 29 Worry Warts Die

Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? …But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness (read: aim for the mark, obey these commands), and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 6:25-33; Luke 12:22-31

Only someone like God could command us to do something that is so difficult. Telling us not to worry is like grabbing the bag of potato chips out of our hands and giving us apples instead.

I remember the days when I had a lot to be worried about. Self-employed people, even those with many children, do not get paychecks for food, rent, utilities, pediatrician bills, and nothing for health insurance. Weeks could go by with nothing in the mail but more bills. Oh yes, and the letters from landlords telling us to move because they want the house back; never because we didn’t pay our rent. The Lord always provided rent money.

One month a check, just enough, was found in our P.O. box addressed completely wrong. How did we get it? The temptation was great to worry about our bills when the clients didn’t pay, or there wasn’t enough work.

In those days obeying this command felt like being told to jump off a high dive. The notion of trusting God to catch me was a little thrilling and very scary.
Worry warts die because they put their faith in the devil with their negative thoughts. The devil wants to keep us as far from trusting God as “it” can; same old trick as in the Garden of Eden. “It” never gives up because “it” often wins. When the devil loses, “it” dusts itself off and tries again and again. Being rid of evil once and for all is a great reason to follow Christ into Kingdom Come.

Aspiring immortals can fly!

Fun!!!!