No Worries

In grade school, I learned to worry. What if the teacher gave a pop quiz? Will anybody want to come to my birthday party? If my report card isn’t perfect, how will my parents react? As an adult, I became much smarter. I listed potential problems that covered many pages of worries, beginning with: What if this insane culture gets even worse? Now I’m learning that I don’t have to worry about what I can’t control. With God in control, I can dismiss most of those worries and focus my concern on what he would have me do right now.

Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have its own worries. Today’s problems are enough for today. — Matthew 6:34

Ten Thoughts to Ponder

1. When I expect too much, I set myself up for disappointment.
2. The worst starvation in this world is from a lack of faith, not food.
3. The problem with ignorance is not knowing right from wrong.
4. The difference between plodding and racing is the perception of the goal and how to get there.
5. What we choose to do is somewhere between the way things are and the way we want them to be.
6. Because of all the years spent to get us here, this year will be the best ever.
7. Those who don’t know the Lord are in the perfect position to think the future will be worse than the past.
8. Forever is an immeasurable length of time.
9. The problem with expectations is how they affect the future.
10. If I’m concerned about the future, I should be more concerned about today.

Questions for Further Thought

• Why do people worry about things they cannot control?
• What can you do right now that would reduce your reasons for worry?