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Worrying about the future

Saturday, August 16, 2008 0 comments

"How will I do in my universities?"
"How will my workplace be like? Will it provide a cohesive working environment?"
"Who will my spouse be?"
"When will I have a family?"
"When will I earn a million?"
The above are questions that many may ask. They are questions that prompt your mind to think about your future. But first ask yourself this, "Are you

It is absolutely normal that we wish to know our future. However, be careful about the intensity that we put in by pondering about those questions. For the more you ask, the more you worry, the more you feel your life is insecure. This is in fact an unhealthy sign because by worrying, it affects your you from performing optimally in your life, be it work, friendship, love relationship, family, etc.

MATTHEW 6:25-34 SAYS, “THEREFORE I TELL YOU, DO NOT WORRY ABOUT YOUR LIFE, WHAT YOU WILL EAT OR DRINK; OR ABOUT YOUR BODY, WHAT YOU WILL WEAR. IS NOT LIFE MORE IMPORTANT THAN FOOD, AND THE BODY MORE IMPORTANT THAN CLOTHES? LOOK AT THE BIRDS OF THE AIR; THEY DO NOT SOW OR REAP OR STORE AWAY IN BARNS, AND YET YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER FEEDS THEM. ARE YOU NOT MUCH VALUABLE THAN THEY? WHO OF YOU BY WORRYING CAN ADD A SINGLE HOUR TO HIS LIFE?”

“FOR THE PAGANS RUN AFTER ALL THESE THINGS, AND YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER KNOWS THAT YOU NEED THEM. BUT SEE FIRST HIS KINGDOM AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND ALL THESE THINGS WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS WELL. THEREFORE DO NOT WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW, FOR TOMORROW WILL WORRY ABOUT ITSELF. EACH DAY HAS ENOUGH TROUBLE OF ITS OWN.

God knows what we need in our daily life and He promises us that he will provide for we are even more precious to Him than the birds of the air. However, seek Him first by not worry. Entrust single bit of your life to Him. Surrender! Allow Him to worry about your tomorrow, your future. Will not the Father take good care of His child's future? If an Earthly father does that, what more will be our Heavenly Father?

I've been worrying too much lately - my work, my life. This verse was spoken to me by the Holy Spirit and it encourages me a lot. Hope it does to your life too!