Psalm 37:7-8
“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. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.”
In some of my lonely hours stationed away from my family, I relished listening to some great preachers. One of my favorites was Dr. Donald Grey Barnhouse, who was Pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. One of the stories he shared was about his wife who was a fretter. She worried about any and everything and it drove him wild.
He finally became so frustrated with her fretting that he bought her a small notebook. She was to write all of the things she fretted or worried about and each Saturday morning they would go over the list. During the week she would not mention any of her concerns to him. Whew! What a relief he felt!
When Saturday rolled around he asked her to open her worry book and they would consider the items one by one. As she named them he would ask what had happened. In each case the situation resolved itself and there had been no need for fretting. When he asked her if there were any true emergencies she agreed that there had been a few, but she had not had sufficient time to fret about them and they resolved themselves.
Humorous? Yes! But oh how often we find ourselves fretting instead of resting in the Lord. It takes a terrible toll on our emotions but even more toll on our spiritual life. It is hard to praise the Lord from the depths of our being if we spend our time fretting around like there was little hope.
Here is a Passage to read over and over again and then put it into practice when you are tempted to fret and worry about things in your life. Proverbs 3:5-6; “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.”
Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!
– – – Pastor Cecil (360) 570-0074
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