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Matthew
6:25-30
So I tell you, don't worry about
everyday life, whether you have enough
food, drink, and clothes. Doesn't life
consist of more than food and clothing? Look
at the birds. They don't need to plant or
harvest or put food in barns because your
heavenly Father feeds them. And you are
far more valuable to him than they are. Can
all your worries add a single moment to
your life? Of course not. And why
worry about your clothes? Look at the
lilies and how they grow. They don't work
or make their clothing, yet Solomon
in all his glory was not dressed as
beautifully as they are. And if God
cares so wonderfully for flowers that are
here today and gone tomorrow, won't he
more surely care for you? You have so
little faith! (NLV)
You've been on my mind and heart. I see
you struggling, planning, worrying and
crying. You're trying to move that
mountain by yourself again, huh?
I never told you to move the
mountain; I told you to SPEAK to the
mountain in faith.
You stopped speaking to the
mountain and started worrying. Stop
worrying and use faith.
God asks that we cast all our cares on Him
because He cares. Have you ever thought
about what your worrying says to God?
Have you? When you refuse to give
things over to Him you are telling Him
that He is not able to do that which He
said He would do. When you worry about
money, you're telling Him He is unable to
provide for His children. Although His
Word says He would supply our needs
according to His in Heaven, we are telling
Him that He is too stingy to share them
with you.
When you worry He doesn’t understands
you, you're telling Him although He watched
as you were being formed in utter
seclusion in womb, and even though every
day of your life is recorded in His book,
and every moment was laid out before a
single day had passed; You’re telling
Him doesn't know you.
When
you worry whether you will have enough
food, you're telling Him that although He
rained down bread from Heaven in the
desert to feed His children, and although
He told you don't worry about everyday life whether you have enough food, drink, and
clothes because He is your Shepherd
and you shouldn’t want; you are saying
that He’s forgotten about you.
When you worry your enemies will have
victory over you, you're telling God
although He has given you spiritual battle
gear to stand against any attack from the
enemy, and although He has an outstanding
track record of being a giant slayer, Red
Sea divider, lion's mouth closer and a
furnace cooler, He can't handle your
co-worker, your neighbor or a former
friend.
When you worry your children have decided
to follow the world instead of your
example, you're telling God He doesn't
keep His promises. Despite the fact you
have raised them up in the way they should
go so they won’t depart from the truth,
you say they will stray because God won't
honor His Word.
When you worry because the doctors have
told you there is no cure for what you
have, healing is impossible, you're
telling Him that a doctor controls your
fate, and that He is not a Healer. You're
saying although He raised the dead, made a
virgin conceive, opened the womb of a
woman well past eighty, healed a 12 year
issue of blood, made the blind see and the
lame walk, He can't help you.
When you worry you won't be able to do
enough to earn forgiveness, you're telling
Him, that even though He said your sins and iniquities will He will remember no more, and although He said
He has put our sins away from us as far as
the east is from the west. And even though
He said all manner of sin shall be
forgiven except blaspheme against the Holy
Spirit. You allow the enemy to convince
you that you have made one mistake too
many and God won’t forgive you this
time.
When
you worry no one will love you, that
you'll be lonely for the rest of your
life, you're telling Him that His love is
insufficient. He couldn't possibly love
you enough to ward away loneliness. You're
saying although He has promised life more
abundantly, and despite the fact He
started off saying that it is not good
that we be alone, He's changed His mind.
When
you worry and refuse to give the problem
over to Him, you're telling Him although
He could create the world He can't handle
what's going on in your world, so you
will. You are saying He won't work
things out, obstacles cannot be overcome,
mountains cannot be climbed, healing
cannot occur, what is lost will not be
found, joy does not come in the morning,
He is not the God of a second chance, the
promised land has been swallowed up by the
desert, you have discovered the height,
depth and width of His love and found it
to fall short of your needs.
Think about all you're saying to the one
who loves you so much.
Really think about it.
Now open you hands and release what
you've been holding. Let it go. Bow down
on your knees and ask forgiveness for
doubting Him. Walk away with a peaceful
heart noting the footsteps going before
you making the crooked places straight. He
will provide food in the wilderness and
cause water to spring forth in the desert.
The waters will not overtake you because
He is leading you beside the still waters.
He will cause you to lie down in green
pastures.
He will restore your weary soul.
Now walk through the shadow of
death and fear no evil, for God is with
you and your worries have gone.
For
God so loved us that He
gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in Him should not perish, but
have everlasting life. Believe in Him!
~~~~~WHY
WORRY WHEN YOU CAN PRAY!!~~~~~
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