Overcoming worry in your life

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“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” Matthew 6:34 I heard about a man who worried all the time. But finally, there came a time in his life he just put aside all of his worrying. And people began to notice how much calmer and more peaceful this man was. One day he was sitting in a barber chair and his barber noticed the change in his behavior. So he asked him, “What happened to you? Why don’t you worry about things like you used to?” And the man said, “Well, I’ve hired a professional worrier.” “A professional worrier?” the barber replied. “That’s right!” He said, “He worries about my bills, worries about my business, and worries about my family. He just worries about everything that worries me so I don’t have to. And he only charges a thousand dollars a day.” So the barber shot back, “You can’t afford that!” And man said, “Let him worry about it.” Wouldn’t that be great if we could just hire a professional worrier to take away all of our cares? Well, the Bible says that because you and I are in Christ, we can be free from anxiety. We just have to give it over to God. So when it comes to the worries in your life, hand them over to God, trusting fully that He’ll give you exactly what you need!    HAND YOUR WORRIES AND CARES OVER TO GOD BECAUSE HE’LL ALWAYS GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED!

First Lines

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.”

Genesis 1:1–4

The beginning of a book can often tell you a great deal about what you can expect when you read it. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens opens with this sentence: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” For those who prefer a shorter introduction, the first sentence of Moby Dick by Herman Melville is just three words: “Call me Ishmael.”

The Bible starts with the declaration that God preceded everything. The reason that statement comes first is because it is the foundation for everything that follows. God did not get anyone’s permission to create the world. He did it because it was part of His plan and purpose. God did not have to act in response to anyone or anything else. He acted for His glory. “Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him” (Isaiah 43:7). The role of God as the sole mover in creation makes Him the ultimate authority. And the reason so many people try to deny creation is that they do not want to answer to Him. But one day, everyone will.

Today's Growth Principle: 

God is the source and creator of everything, and as such has complete authority to order our lives.