When Worring about Worring Pays
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Rosie
May 19, 2008, 5:45:27 PM5/19/08
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Today's Bible Verse:
John 14:1 Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also
in me.
Travel Worries. When Worrying about Worrying Pays Off!
Have you ever worried about worrying? It's quite fun actually, as
eventually you end up realizing that you don't need to worry at all!
It happened to me on our way home from Seattle. As I was sitting
comfortably in the nice brown leather chair provided by Alaska
Airlines, several thousand feet about the earth, nibbling on an ice
cube provided with my tonic water, I found myself reviewing our recent
trip in my mind. Suddenly it hit me: What would have happened if any
of our travel plans had been delayed for any reason?
You see, I had planned our trip in detail months before the event, and
in order to take full advantage of our three weeks of vacation, I had
minutely coordinated all the connections, events and accommodations.
Any delay would have caused my precious plans to tumble like a fragile
house of cards!
I mean, what if the plane had been delayed in Rochester and we had
arrived in Seattle a day late? Imagine the nightmare of contacting all
the travel arrangements made months in advance.
What if the Alaskan Ferry had been late by more than a day, or even
worse, what if it had sunk before it picked us up? There wouldn't have
been another ferry for another 3-4 days! "Stuck in Prince Rupert,
B.C., so close to our final goal, Alaska, but too far away (and too
cold!) To contemplate swimming in the frigid waters!" Of course I
could have also worried about it sinking when we were aboard, but even
I didn't want to go there!
What if there had been no Canadian cars at the Hertz car rental at the
Seattle airport? Would we have had to walk?
What if a hotel lost our reservation? Would we have had to live in the
streets?
What if…
It's then that I realized that there are no "what ifs" in God's
vocabulary. Not only did we have to trust in the people with whom we
made the reservations, but we also had to trust our Heavenly Father
who always has our best interest at heart. After all, there was that
one motel that DID conveniently lose our reservation. We were plenty
upset at the time. I could just imagine us, at the end of a long day
on the Alaska Highway, having to load everyone back in the car and
travel another 400 miles through rugged mountain terrain to the next
town big enough to have a hotel . . . But when we decided to leave it
in God's hands, we learned that the hotel right beside the one we had
planned to stay at still had a room available-a room that was twice as
big, with queen-sized beds, and cheaper than the hotel that had turned
us down! In fact, because of our lost reservation, we ended up at the
best hotel in town!
Does God provide? No doubt about it!
So why worry? It only makes us needlessly shake in our boots! No
wonder I have to buy so many pairs of shoes!
Instead, let's welcome such trials with open arms. Let's delight in
sitting back to watch how our Heavenly Father turns those same trials
into opportunities to get to know Him better! After all, He ALWAYS has
our best interest at heart!
Here is some advice from the Lover of our soul:
"What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so
preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People
who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but
you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality,
God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll
find all your everyday human concerns will be met. Give your entire
attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up
about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with
whatever hard things come up when the time comes." (Matt 6:31-34 The
Message)
"Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you
cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the
rest?" (Luke 12:25-26 NIV)
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in
me." (John 14:1 NIV)
"Oh no! Will my package arrive on time?"
Should you even bother worrying about it?
"But it's my new X-box! I can't wait to try it out!"
Why not try God out instead? Discover the scores of adrenaline that He
will bestow on you through the amazing adventures He has planned for
you! Adventures that will ensure that He is a vital part of your life,
adventures that will ensure that you get to know Him better!
Wow!
John 14:1 Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also
in me.
Travel Worries. When Worrying about Worrying Pays Off!
Have you ever worried about worrying? It's quite fun actually, as
eventually you end up realizing that you don't need to worry at all!
It happened to me on our way home from Seattle. As I was sitting
comfortably in the nice brown leather chair provided by Alaska
Airlines, several thousand feet about the earth, nibbling on an ice
cube provided with my tonic water, I found myself reviewing our recent
trip in my mind. Suddenly it hit me: What would have happened if any
of our travel plans had been delayed for any reason?
You see, I had planned our trip in detail months before the event, and
in order to take full advantage of our three weeks of vacation, I had
minutely coordinated all the connections, events and accommodations.
Any delay would have caused my precious plans to tumble like a fragile
house of cards!
I mean, what if the plane had been delayed in Rochester and we had
arrived in Seattle a day late? Imagine the nightmare of contacting all
the travel arrangements made months in advance.
What if the Alaskan Ferry had been late by more than a day, or even
worse, what if it had sunk before it picked us up? There wouldn't have
been another ferry for another 3-4 days! "Stuck in Prince Rupert,
B.C., so close to our final goal, Alaska, but too far away (and too
cold!) To contemplate swimming in the frigid waters!" Of course I
could have also worried about it sinking when we were aboard, but even
I didn't want to go there!
What if there had been no Canadian cars at the Hertz car rental at the
Seattle airport? Would we have had to walk?
What if a hotel lost our reservation? Would we have had to live in the
streets?
What if…
It's then that I realized that there are no "what ifs" in God's
vocabulary. Not only did we have to trust in the people with whom we
made the reservations, but we also had to trust our Heavenly Father
who always has our best interest at heart. After all, there was that
one motel that DID conveniently lose our reservation. We were plenty
upset at the time. I could just imagine us, at the end of a long day
on the Alaska Highway, having to load everyone back in the car and
travel another 400 miles through rugged mountain terrain to the next
town big enough to have a hotel . . . But when we decided to leave it
in God's hands, we learned that the hotel right beside the one we had
planned to stay at still had a room available-a room that was twice as
big, with queen-sized beds, and cheaper than the hotel that had turned
us down! In fact, because of our lost reservation, we ended up at the
best hotel in town!
Does God provide? No doubt about it!
So why worry? It only makes us needlessly shake in our boots! No
wonder I have to buy so many pairs of shoes!
Instead, let's welcome such trials with open arms. Let's delight in
sitting back to watch how our Heavenly Father turns those same trials
into opportunities to get to know Him better! After all, He ALWAYS has
our best interest at heart!
Here is some advice from the Lover of our soul:
"What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so
preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People
who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but
you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality,
God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll
find all your everyday human concerns will be met. Give your entire
attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up
about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with
whatever hard things come up when the time comes." (Matt 6:31-34 The
Message)
"Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you
cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the
rest?" (Luke 12:25-26 NIV)
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in
me." (John 14:1 NIV)
"Oh no! Will my package arrive on time?"
Should you even bother worrying about it?
"But it's my new X-box! I can't wait to try it out!"
Why not try God out instead? Discover the scores of adrenaline that He
will bestow on you through the amazing adventures He has planned for
you! Adventures that will ensure that He is a vital part of your life,
adventures that will ensure that you get to know Him better!
Wow!
olivia williford
May 19, 2008, 7:39:35 PM5/19/08
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HAVE FOUND THE HARDEST THING FOR ME TO DO IS LET GO AND LET GOD.I WEAR THE
SAYING AROUND MY NECK TO REMIND ME.
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