“Don’t Worry!”

“Don’t Worry!”

 

“Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?”   Matthew 6:27

 

As we face a NEW YEAR, we face the UNKNOWN.  We wonder, about what the DAYS, WEEKS, and MONTHS will have in store for us.  And some of us WORRY about what lies ahead.  Most of the WORRIES are connected to MONEY.  Will we have a JOB or will we LOSE our JOBS and income (MONEY). Will we be able to pay (MONEY) our bills?  Or pay for our family’s housing, food, clothing, and gas for the car.  And the list goes on.  Some may WORRY about our nation’s problems, INFLATION, BORDER ISSUES, CHINA, COVID, CRIME, DRUGS, and even DEATH.  But the LORD JESUS CHRIST tells us that; “we should NOT WORRY about EVERYDAY LIFE.”  After all:  “Can all your WORRIES add a single moment to your life?”  

 

And “Why do we have so LITTLE FAITH?”  We are NOT to WORRY about what we will eat, drink, or wear.  These are the worrisome thoughts of UNBELIEVERS.  But the TRUE BELIEVER, should have a STRONG, ABIDING FAITH in the LORD GOD, ALMIGHTY, who ALREADY KNOWS what the NEW YEAR holds for EACH of His Children, and He will PROVIDE all our NEEDS. 

 

Instead of WORRYING,  the TRUE BELIEVERS should:  “SEEK the Kingdom of God, above ALL else, and LIVE RIGHTEOUSLY, and He will SUPPLY All your NEEDS.”(V33)  So, DON’T WORRY about tomorrow, for tomorrow brings its OWN worries.  Today’s trouble is ENOUGH for today.  In other words don’t bring the WORRIES of YESTERDAY into TODAY and keep adding to EACH DAY’S WOES.  We, who are TRUE BELIEVERS, need to have a STRONG FAITH in the ALMIGHTY GOD for EVERY ASPECT of our lives.  We NEED NOT to WORRY, but to make our NEEDS KNOWN to God, who ALREADY KNOWS our NEEDS, but the act of going to Him in PRAYER, and ASKING Him for those NEEDS, shows us how STRONG our FAITH really is.  And it exemplifies our TRUST and BELIEF in Him, and His abilities to PROVIDE ALL our NEEDS.  

 

SO, as a TRUE BELIEVER, let us have that STRONG FAITH and TRUST GOD with ALL our NEEDS.  And to have a BETTER RELATIONSHIP with Him and His SON, the LORD JESUS in 2023.  If you are NOT REALLY a TRUE BELIEVER, one who has NOT given their HEART and LIFE to GOD, then you probably WORRY and FRET over things, in which, you have NO CONTROL.  And you will NOT have the benefits of GOD’s MERCY and GRACE, until you COME to Him, through His SON, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, who gave His Life to SAVE your SOUL from spending your ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  In order to benefit from GOD’S MERCY and GRACE, you MUST ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER, in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST.  And you MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION, and DON’T WORRY about what lies ahead of you, because God KNOWS ALL your NEEDS, and HE WILL PROVIDE.  So, WALK by FAITH!!  TRUST and BELIEVE!! And spend your ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS!!  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  DON’T BE LEFT BEHIND!!    Happy BLESSED New Year!!!