Psalm 37:7
“Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.”
Perhaps we are all tempted to worry from time to time, but there are some folks who seem to take it on as their task in life. They even go so far as to worry that they are not worrying enough. (Just kidding ― I think).
One of the greatest illustrations I think I ever heard about worry was given by one of my all- time favorite preachers, Donald Grey Barnhouse, who was pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. Barnhouse tells the story of his wife worrying about everything. She would be after him about the most trivial matter she was worrying about. He finally gave her a small notebook that he called her “worry book.” He asked her to write all of her worries in the book and each Saturday morning they would sit down and she could go over all of her worries, and only then would she mention them.
The first Saturday morning he asked her to open her worry book and tell him what she was worrying about. Every item she had written in the book had not been worth the worry, so she had scratched them off. He asked if there were not some legitimate issues and she said there were, but she did not have time to worry about them before they resolved themselves.
After a few weeks she agreed that all of her fruitless worry was only trying to do what God alone can do. He holds our future in His hand and knows what is best for us. What are you worrying about? Do you need a worry book?
Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!
– – – Pastor Cecil
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