HANDLING WORRY

We are living in extremely difficult times.

Evil people are trying to regulate your life

and my life.  Thy have no regard for the 

outcome other than accomplishing their

evil plans which is destroying much for

the rest of us.

There is plenty to worry about.  More than 

most of us are capable of handling.  But how

am I to handle those things that are completely

out of my ability to control?

I want to look at how God wants us to handle

worry in our lives.

In the matter of worry God gives us instructions

to those who are his children.   His followers.

His servants.  And they are completely different

than those who are living for self and the Devil.

Those not living for God are the ones who really

have a lot to worry about, in this life and the 

one to come.

We have been browsing around in the book

of Philippians and find the following for those

who are "citizens of heaven";

"Don't worry about anything; instead, pray

about everything.  Tell God what you need,

and thank him for all he has done.  Then you

will experience God's peace, which exceeds

anything we can understand.  His peace will

guard your hearts and minds as you live in

Christ Jesus."  

(Philippians 4:6, 7 NLT). 

That of course is God's instructions to us through

the apostle Paul.

Now consider his instructions through his 

servant of old, King David;

"Give your burdens to the LORD,

and he will take care of you.

He will not permit the godly to

slip and fall."  

(Psalms 55:22 NLT)

An even more important how Jesus Christ

tells us to handle worry.

"That is why I tell you not to worry about

everyday life - whether you have enough food

and drink, or enough clothes to wear.  Isn't

life more that food, and your body more than 

clothing?"  

(Matthew 6:25 NLT)

Jesus does continue at this point to tell us to
instead of worry, seek first his kingdom and
righteousness.

And last, God's instructions to us through
the apostle Peter;

"Give all your worries and cares to God,
for he cares about you."
(1 Peter 5:7 NLT)

Back to our text in Philippians.  Note
the utter simplicity God gives us regarding
worry.

Don't worry, instead
Pray about everything and
Tell God what you need, then
Thank him for all he had sone for you.

If we will do this, he will give us a peace
that completely exceeds our understanding
and that peace will guide us, if we will let it.