Tag: Give your worries to God

Posted in DO NOT WORRY

Day 1: LIVING THE WORRY FREE LIFE

Posted on by Uplifting Christ

dontworry_nivDon’t worry about Food and Clothing

Imagine your 5-year-old child comes to you crying about food and clothes he is going eat and put on his birthday. It’s likely you will tell this child to stop worrying or crying because daddy will buy new clothes and mummy will prepare delicious meals on the birthday. We easily tell our children to put their hope in us even when we don’t have enough resources at hand. It is easy to do this however when it comes to us trusting the Almighty God, our Father, to cater for our needs, we doubt his power to provide.

Jesus said “Therefore I tell you, stop being perpetually uneasy (anxious and worried) about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink; or about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life greater [in quality] than food, and the body [far above and more excellent] than clothing?” (Matthew 6:25, AMP)

Life is more important than food. Someone once said that “when you have life, you have everything.” This is true because the dead can do nothing. So when you wake up in the morning, instead of worrying about what to eat or drink or your needs, thank God for the gift of life. Thank Him that He has given you yet another day to declare His goodness to the nations. He woke you up this morning because He is going to provide for you. “Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you more valuable to him than they are?” (Matthew 6:26, NLT)

Friend you are more valuable than bird so trust that God will supply all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

Your body is far above and more excellent than clothing. The white lily grows up from the dirty mud and yet there is no dust on it. Jesus said “Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for.” (Matthew 6:29-30, NLT)

Be encouraged to live the life that is  free from worry and anxiety because the Creator of the Universe is your Father and he has promised to provide all your needs.

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

Posted in GOD CARES

GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU

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images Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7 

I went with my dad to get some groceries from Tesco some years ago. The weight was so heavy that I had to use all my energy to carry them to the bus stop. As we got on the bus, my thoughts were about how I was going to carry those giants home. I was tired, and was really worried. But something unexpected happened; just before the bus stopped, my father said to me “Son you don’t have carry this stuff again. I will do it.” Hush! That was a sweet relief. If I had known that my father would be carrying them for me, I wouldn’t have wasted time and energy worrying and thinking about strategies I was going to use. I gave them to him and enjoyed walking with him home. Think about this for a moment; do you think it was wise decision that I gave them to him?

Friend, our Heavenly Father cares about us. He knows our future like we knew our past. One thing He doesn’t want us to do is to worry about things we can’t do, and those we can. Jesus said “don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.” God knows you need Job. He knows you need a child. He understands everything you are going through. He knows that you need increase in everything you do. He knows what will happen in your life tomorrow, next week, next month, and even next year. Why do you worry about the little things you can’t fix with your strength? Give all your worries and care to God, for he cares about you. Jesus said it is unbelievers who allow thoughts about their future, job, accommodation, food, marriage, child bearing, etc dominate their thoughts.

No Worries (song)
No Worries (song) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Carrying your worries, stress, problems, and daily struggles by yourself shows that you have not trusted God fully with your life. When you trust God, you give all your worries and cares to him. When you trust God, you wake in the morning and say Father I don’t know how this can be but I am giving everything to you. Philippians 4:6-7 says “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.” That is how you give all your worries and cares to God.

Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall. (Psalm 55:22 NLT)

When you choose not to give all your worries and cares to God, that is when depression, fear, high blood pressure, and all sort of sicknesses come in. this is because as you think about how to get things done your way, Satan comes in to steal your joy, happiness, and strength.  God wants you to place all your burdens on him, and he will take care of you. As we have started this year, it is my prayer that we give all our worries and cares to the Lord. He cares for us, and He will take care of us. He will not permit us to slip and fall. He is a covenant keeping God.

I will close with this:

Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed. Proverbs 16:3 New Living Translation (NLT)