Luke 12:22-48
Me not worry--are you kidding? Well apparently not because the definite message in Luke 12:22-34 is STOP WORRYING! Now I love this passage. As I read it, I even find myself nodding in agreement with many of the verses, thinking Yep, that's exactly right. I don't need to be caught up in worry. Do you do this too?
So here's the big question. If I (we) love Luke 12's instruction on worry, then why am I (are we) so good at worrying? I'd love to hear your thoughts on how we can fully take hold of these verses and regularly put them into practice. Tami W.
I was just looking at Phil 4:6 and I think that continually talking to God about what we are anxious about and being thankful will help us remember that He extravagantly takes care of all we need. I am not saying we then have a perfect life, but rather a peaceful one, content to enjoy what is set before us.
I think it is human nature to worry, we cant help it.But it is faith in God and in his words that keeps us from worrying about the things of life, which Jesus says is a waste of time "which of you by taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? Luke 12v25. There were days when i use to worry alot but realize it was a waste of time because the situation was still there, so i decided to trust God and his words and begin to learn to pray, it worked! God will come through for us. every morning we awake to new mercies and when we go to our beds we have something to be thankful for! God is concerned about everything that concerns us, he wants to be our Jehovah Jireh ,he wants us to depend on him for everything, he will supply all our needs according to his riches in glory,HALLELUJAH.
For me, I think my tendency to worry about all the "little" things in the here and now comes from not dealing with the "big" things from earlier in my life. In other words if I focus & fuss & obsess about whether or not my clothes are the latest fashion or whether to color over the gray in my hair or not, etc, etc, then I don't have to think about the past hurts that stunted my growth. Once I've taken a look at those, and with God's help worked thru that & forgiven & been forgiven, the tendency to worry & obsess becomes less & less. My mind & heart are freed up to live in being ready & waiting in service to the Lord.
I likes Diane's comment and add a little diddy to that. As a new creation we can walk in the miricle God made for us. New thinking new being new walking by taking up our cross daily, not holding grudges or going to bed angry and accepting the forgiveness we have in Christ. We can reroute this old brain by weeding out the old weeds and planting the word of GOd and making roots go down deep by walking in it. Love this ministry BR
Good comments Bonny. I will add my little diddy to yours: For me, this passage is about surrender. When will I learn to surrender myself, to the Lord, to my wife, to my children, to my neighbors? No doubt until we learn to "count our lives as nothing" (fully surrender to what the Lord wants for us), our focus will be on ourselves and the worrying and wanting will continue. That is my struggle.
I have to agree with Anita Louise totally. I frequently worry about the little things so I don't have to confront the bigger, uglier things of my past. I also find that the more I rebel against the changes God wants me to make, the more I get caught up in worldly worries. It all returns to the last verses of this passage for me--am I being a good steward of what God has given me.
We live in a fallen world and as a consequence I tend to worry a lot particularily when you are dealing with individuals who operate under a different value system. I have faith that God is there and will provide for the needs for me and my family and that worry does not produce anything positive. My family is a true blessing from God that He has entrusted me to provide for, but when someone takes away from me the fruits of my labor it does create stressful conditions and because I am in the flesh I worry. That does not mean I do not trust God to provide, I do, and maybe in five years I will understand how God was working to provide the foundation I need to prepare me for God's ultimate plan for my life. Maybe God is attempting to tell me I have been complacient with the blessings He has provided. Job went through his trials and mine pale by comparison. Job understood that God's ways are best and in the end I need to do a better job of trusting God for who he is, not what he does. To that I will ask God for patience, I only wish He would hurry.
It is all about FAITH! yes, it is natural tendency to worry, however, it is God who is and has protected us from the unseen dangers we encounter everyday.
I use to worry a lot,despite the fact that JESUS said we should cast all our burdens on HIM.I see to what Dianne said,we being human, but for how long are we to allow this always rob us of our blessings.I think that sometimes when we worry too much,doubt will start to fall in and it delays even that which we are worrying about.What i think is that we should ask for more GRACE from GOD to take our stand in all situations and challenges of life.If HE say HE will be there for us,HE will.HE that is with us,HE'S greater than the world. HE created everything both in heaven and on earth,so why worry?
This is a good subject, and I have enjoyed the comments from each. I have been doing better at reminding myself ( thanks to the Holy Spirit helping me ) not to worry about yesterday or tomorrow, and quickly, by the grace of God remember not to worry about the circumstances that's going on. Our God will do as his word says. As I said I am doing better, but not completely set free yet, maybe someday. I will keep trying to follow the Spirit in me and not my fleshly side.
praise God for your comments. Don't worry, but trust God completely.