" THE TRUTH ABOUT WORRY "

I'm Praising the Lord as I was able to open up my eyes this morning. I'm Praising the Lord as I'm able to look out of my window and see much green as well as colors. Only the Father could have created such a world as this.Know matter where you are or what view you're looking at Thank God that there is not six feet of dirt upon you. Now this week the Lord put on my heart a subject that we have covered a couple of times in the past. Our title is: " THE TRUTH ABOUT WORRY. " As Believers I'm confident that we have all heard or read Philippians 4:6: " BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING, BUT IN EVERYTHING BY PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION, WITH THANKSGIVING, LET YOUR REQUEST BE MADE KNOWN TO GOD." Can anything be made any clearer for us... STOP WORRYING. Believers who take anxiety to God in Prayer discover the Peace Of God. We are also promised something even better: THE GOD OF PEACE Himself - His Protection, Presence, Comfort, and Encouragement. When the problem is Worry, the prescription is PRAYER, proper thinking, and proper responses. The opposite of Peace is Worry. The Greek Word for ANXIOUS means to have "A MIND DIVIDED" between legitimate thoughts and destructive thoughts. Destructive thoughts will choke out the word of God and cause believers to abandon Trust. " CASTING ALL YOUR CARE UPON HIM, FOR HE CARES FOR YOU " (1 Peter 5:7). This simple but profound formula can STOP WORRY in it's tracks: " DON'T WORRY PRAY! " But it has a special application here for people who are anxious about submitting to those in authority. The answer is to take these worries to the Lord in Prayer, CASTING ALL---CARE UPON HIM so He can manage each concern. The Word Of God Says that our steps are ordained by the Lord. Now I confess that I am often confused by events that sometime surround me. The Bible also says that " HOW THEN CAN MAN UNDERSTAND HIS WAYS? " Yes many things we will never understand; while others will fall into place in years to come as we look back and see how God was working. So don't worry if you don't understand everything as it happens. Instead, we should Trust that God Knows what he's doing, even if his timing or design is not clear to us. Until Next Time... Jim,