WORRY!

I had a small melt-down the other day while talking to my son.  Of my three children, he is the most tender-hearted, sensitive one.  We were talking about his Dad and how I am handling it, etc.  I made the statement that it isn't the big things - cleaning, cooking, laundry, that bother me...it is the small things.  My son said, 'well Mom, you have always been a worrier, and I guess someone has to do it'.  That stayed in my mind.

I've spent an awful lot of time in my life worrying.  I've worried about bills and expenses, rising gas prices, insurance costs and endless taxes; am I rearing my children the way God would want me to?  I've even worried about having my home in perfect condition for "company," and within seconds of their arrival, the house is turned upside down and no one even notices.

I've worried about first impressions, political correctness, identity theft, hurting someone's feelings,  and contagious infections. In spite of all the worrying, I'm still alive and well, and all my bills are paid.  Over the span of my lifetime, worrying accounts for hours and hours of invaluable time that I'll never get back.

4 Reasons not to worry-----

1)  Worrying Accomplishes Absolutely Nothing.

2) Worrying is Not Good for Me.

3)  Worrying is the Opposite of Trusting God.

4)  Worrying Puts Your Focus in the Wrong Direction.

Matthew 6:31-33

31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? 

or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) 

for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; 

and all these things shall be added unto you.

Lord, please help me to cling to your Word and let go of worry by trusting in You alone.