It is one thing to say "Fret not," but a very different thing to have such a disposition that you find yourself not to fret. It sounds so easy to talk about "resting in the Lord" and "waiting patiently for Him" until the nest is upset--until we live, as so many are doing, in tumult and anguish;is it possible then to rest in the Lord? If this "don't" does not work there, it will work nowhere. This "don't" must work in days of perplexities as well as in days of peace, or it will never work. And if it will not work in your particular case, it will not work in anyone else's case. Resting in the Lord does not depend on external circumstances at all, but on your relationship to God Himself....
Fretting springs from a determination to get our own way. Our Lord never worried and He was never anxious, because He was not "out" to realize His own ideas; He was "out" to realize God's ideas. Fretting is wicked if you are a child of God.
Have you been bolstering up that stupid idea that your circumstances are too much for God? Put all "supposing" on one side and dwell in the shadow of the Almighty. Deliberately tell God that you will not fret about that thing. All our fret and worry is caused by calculating without God.
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Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. Do we believe that? I need to work on that!
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not Fret....
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret--it only causes harm. Psalm37:5,7,8
I needed this message, I tend to worry about many things I have no control over, and then I worry because I worry and I know I'm not resting in God. Praise the Lord i have the whole Trinity behind me and I shall come through, I know He is fighting for me.
Wow! That's convicting...how often I fret about this or that instead of resting and trusting God who is greater than all my problems or fears. Thanks for sharing that!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this, Lisa. It is a good habit for us to get into to 'think about our thoughts' before we truly let them pass to actions. Fretful feelings come, and then we get to choose who we will serve...
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Marcia
Yes Jenna, it helps to know we can do this together with fellow Christians and not do it alone, the prayers of other saints help us to walk the path of faith. Thats a real blessing to me and knowing i'm not odd but normal because others are facing the same battles. As long as we aren't consumed
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