Do not worry

“… do not worry …”, Matthew 6:34

Praise JESUS

Some time back, I was meditating on the subject of “Do not worry”. I was going through some tough time and may be this is the message for me, but I thought of sharing this message since worrying is a universal problem.

Worry is – to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; it takes away the peace and torments us day and night. It also steals the physical strength - though outwardly we were seen strong and eating good food.

Now Let us see what the Holy Bible and our LORD JESUS CHRIST says about worrying.

Our LORD JESUS CHRIST said, “… do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own”, Matthew 6:34 (NIV). I could imaging so much of trouble we, humanity faces each day, if the Creator Himself says, “…Each day has enough trouble of its own”, Matthew 6:34 (NIV). That’s why we are provided with the Grace of GOD every morning, to face the troubles of that day, “It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness”, Lamentations 3:22-23.

We see the worry of Martha in Luke 10:40 (NIV), “But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” and our LORD JESUS CHRIST told her, “Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her”, Luke 10:41-42 (NIV)

Our LORD JESUS CHRIST asked, “Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?” Matthew 6:27.

One guy said, “Who said there is no benefit of worrying, do you know most of the thing which I worry didn’t come to pass?”, He was thinking like things didn’t come to pass because he worried, but he should have thought in other way like “I worried all these days for the things which will never come to pass”.

We will see two of the consequences of worrying

First, it brings sickness. The Holy Bible tells us in Proverbs 12:25, “An anxious heart weighs a man down”. The people who are worrying are suffered with Blood pressure and heart conditions.

The devil constantly keeps the people in `worry and worry mixed with fear` and steals the joy of the life. As the meaning of worry describes, the devil torments the humanity with this weapon.

Constant “worry” and “worry mixed with fear” may further leads to depression. Many software professionals, who earns higher salary and leads higher standard of living fell into depression and goes to the psychiatrist for counseling, this is common in these last days.

The worry brings sickness to the body.

Second, it takes away the effectiveness of the Word of GOD. Our LORD JESUS CHRIST said in the Parable of Sower, “The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life's worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature” Luke 8:14 (NIV) .

The devil uses the weapon of worry to steal the effeteness of the Word of GOD. Instead of meditating on the Word of GOD day and night “But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night” Psalm 1:2, people started to meditate on problems day and night even with out sleeping which resulted in their decrease in their faith. I believe every common human being went through this path.

The worry brings sickness to the soul.

Now Let us see what we can do with this worry –

The Holy Bible says “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you” 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV). We can cast our worry on LORD JESUS CHRIST by making a supplication on what makes us worry. The Holy Bible tells us, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus”, Philippians 4:6-7

Let us make our requests known unto GOD and wait for His time. The Holy Bible tells us, “He has made everything beautiful in its time …” Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV)

As our LORD JESUS CHRIST said in Matthew 11:28, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”, let us go to our LORD JESUS CHRIST with the bundle of our worries and put it in his feet.

Praise JESUS