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struggle and worry

 


This week we are taking a look at the various struggles that go on around our lives.  Yesterday we talked about the spiritual struggle comes with our enemy.  That struggle is one we cannot see, and it can be easily missed.


The struggle is real.  


One of the struggles that has been so real in my life is the struggle of worry.  You might call is anxiety or doubt or uncertainty.  There are plenty of other words that come to mind, but it really is plainly marked as worry.


Philippians 4:6-7  NLT  

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 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.


Last week we took a deep through Philippians 4 which is where those two verses come from.  But I return to it in thinking about worry.


Worry is one of those things that kills our God given purpose and His love in our lives.  Often worry, as we have heard before, robs us of the joy that God intends for us to have.  Furthermore, worry can and will replace strong faith with unstable and paralyzing fear.


Choosing worry is an exit ramp for true peace to make a beeline out of our lives.  Turn that around.  Choosing prayer and not to worry is literally an on ramp for peace to show up and stay in our lives.


Take a few minutes to consider a couple Biblical truths that can go a long way to remove worry from our lives.


Matthew 11:28  NLT  

Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.


Worry keeps us from resting.  Leaving our worry to God will give us real rest.


John 14:1,27  NLT  

Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.… I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.


Trouble will come.  Tough times are inevitable.  But trusting God doesn’t keep us from worry, but it will not not worry to stick around very long.  Peace will stay and struggles will find their way in and then out of our lives.


Worry builds our fear.  Trusting God and giving Him our worries brings us rest and peace.  


The struggle is real and worry adds to it.  I choose rest and peace.

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