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| Women for the Lord www.WomenfortheLord.com "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies." Proverbs 31:10 |
RELAX! BECAUSE NOTHING REALLY MATTERS!
Except that we love, obey and trust God; and live our lives in responses that would please Him instead of reacting
to our circumstances in the flesh. We are here to be conformed to His image and to be transformed into new
creatures in Christ Jesus. Praise the Lord!
Sometimes it could be a broken favorite object that you possess, sometimes it is a fear that clings on to you over
and over again, and sometimes it is a thought that Satan whispers in our ears to get us upset with someone or
some circumstance. It could be a scratch on your car, an accident that ruins something precious to you, a new
blemish that pops up on your skin, it could be anything that comes along to upset you, gets you to worry, doubt
God, fear or mistrust in the sovereignty of our Lord.
We are so prone to get upset over the smallest things it seems yet we cannot seem to realize that nothing is worth
getting upset about, nothing is worth stressing over, nothing is worth loosing sleep over, nothing is worth getting
fearful over; if our heavenly Father is truly in control of our lives. If HE is truly the AUTHOR and FINISHER of our
faith, and if He has all things under control, then why worry? That is foolish in light of the above facts.
One of our great privileges of being a Christian is that WE don’t have to worry and fret like the world over
matters. We have a Father who watches over us, protects us from all evil, and only allows us to experience
things that are for our own good in the end, and will create us into glorious beings without spot or wrinkle as He
works out the characteristics of His beloved Son in us, which is the point of our being here.
Of course, we are to give Him all the glory as we overcome our trials and obstacles in life, and when others see
this, and then God is glorified through us. We are then walking, living testimonies of His power to change a
person, and of His marvelous grace to do so for us. They see our trust in Him and marvel and wish that they
could experience that same trust that we have.
Phil 4:6 says, “Don’t worry about anything; instead pray about everything, Tell God what you need, and thank him
for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human
mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” Isn’t this an
absolutely wonderful Scripture! I was so blessed and relieved when I found that Scripture. It was speaking right
to me, and hopefully it will speak to you as well, so that YOU can turn it all over to Him too.
So we go to God with our problem, burden or request and lay it at His feet. Then we thank Him for the answer
and the intervention in the situation, and TRUST Him to work it out. Then He gives us peace! And oh, isn’t this
what we all want so very much, PEACE! Peace that will guard our hearts and minds! So much of the time I have
found that when I am worried about something and follow the Phil 4:6 Scripture that God solves the problem
before it actually needs to be addressed, or solved. It all works out BEFORE we even have to make the decision,
face the problem or person, etc.
Remember what Jesus said in Matthew 7:25, “So I tell you, don’t worry about everyday life---whether you have
enough food, drink, and clothes. Doesn’t life consist of more than food and clothing? Look at the birds. They
don’t need to plant or harvest or put food in barns because your heavenly Father feed them. And you are far
more valuable to him than they are. Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? Of course not. Verse
32-34, “Why be like the pagans who are so deeply concerned about these things? Your heavenly Father already
knows all your needs, and he will give you all you need from day to day if you life for him and make the Kingdom
of God your primary concern. So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s
trouble is enough for today.”
He REALLY can be trusted you know! Whether in death, or in life, in sickness or in health, for richer or for poorer,
He will always have us in the palm of His hand and take care of us as HE sees best. So we just don’t need to
worry.
This life is so very short, and we don’t have very long down here to get through boot camp. So let us quickly
learn our lessons of TRUSTING = FAITH, “for without faith it is impossible to please God”. That is what He
desires most from His kids, is that we TRUST Him in every circumstance.
I have not overcome all my fears, and I still battle, sometimes falling into fear, then repenting, getting up again and
hopefully allowing these principles to go from my heard deep into my heart so that I can overcome my fears, and
give my Father the honor He so richly deserves, my TRUST and FAITH that He really knows what He is doing,
and means to do me well.
I must remember that whatever circumstance I may find myself in, it is because that is where God wants me to be
at the moment. We may wish to be in another circumstance, but as long as we are not, then we must determine
to make the most of where we are at, and take it that this is our ministry and our service to God for the present.
Then it is easier to do all things as UNTO the Lord and FOR Him, and it is much easier to accept our
circumstance and get a right heart and attitude; actually accepting the situation with “joy” like Much Afraid in
Hinds Feet in High Places. I can so relate to her, can’t you? And, often when we change our attitudes and begin
to like what we are in, God changes our situation, because we have learned our lesson.