Written by Lauren Miller, a contemporary author and speaker.
Worry is a story we tell ourselves about something that has not yet happened in the future. It is the archway through which discouragement walks through and sets up camp between our two ears… Worry opens the door to discouragement and has its roots in the original sin: our desire to take control as we believe that God does not have our best interests in mind. .. Worry is a strange unhealthy counterfeit method used by Satan to make us think: If I worry about this then I’m giving it my attention which may lead to a solution that helps me feel like I’m in control of a circumstance that I feel out of control about. Counterfeit is taking something authentic (like God’s ability to take care of His children) and making it in-authentic (using our own abilities to take care of ourselves) with the intention to deceive. One is faith driven and the other is fear driven. When we worry, we compromise our ability to lead like Jesus. Jesus led free from worry, which resulted in words and teachings that transformed lives. Worry is directly linked to attachment and doubt. As we form attachments to things, relationships and circumstances, we render ourselves vulnerable to worrying about losing those things… When we are attached to things, including our desire to figure things out, understand why things happen as they do along with worrying about the future, we are striving for control that belongs to God alone. Worry hijacks our faith and confidence that God has got our back. We let worry consume us and we don’t have to. Jesus offers another way. Let go of your need to know in order to feel safe. God is in control; He has your back and promises to never leave you . Jesus’ BIG solution to worry: trust that God is in control that He is trustworthy, just and good.
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? [ Luke 12:25-31]
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