~FREEDOM FROM WORRY AND ANXIETY~By Steve McCoy

~FREEDOM FROM WORRY AND ANXIETY~
By Steve McCoy
The world seems to be going crazy. Gasoline prices are higher than we
have ever seen in our lifetime. Nuclear capability is being grasped by
volatile leaders like North Korea's Kim Jong II and Venezuela's Hugo
Chavez. Outlandish remarks about wiping Israel off the face of the earth
have been made by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran. A war continues
in Iraq. Experts tell us that a real estate bubble is about to pop.
Economists are nervous. There's no doubt about it, if we judge by the
things we can see, the world has become a scary place.
How are Christians to navigate through these trying times? While the
answer doesn't always seem easy, it is simple. We trust our Father. The
answer may seem trite, but it is true. We trust. That's it. What else
can we do?
Our Father is the great I Am. Do we really need more than that? The One
who loves you spoke all things into existence and it is by Him that all
things consist. That's enough to give us peace.
The Sovereign LORD is your Father. The One who neither slumbers, nor
sleeps. The One who has the very hairs of your head numbered. The One
who rules the smallest details of the universe. The great I Am is the
One who cares for you.
Worry is what happens when we imagine a future without God. lt is the
ugly stepchild of faithlessness. It is the dull, nagging sense that God
will abandon us in our time of need.
I think of the God of my own journey. He has never done anything but
assure me of His love and good intentions. I have never known Him to be
anything other than loving and gracious and compassionate and faithful.
Any doubts I ever have don't come to me because of His track record,
because His record is perfect.
There have been times when I haven't understood Him. I still don't. Life
hasn't been a Disney World at every moment. But I've learned that I can
trust Him, even when He makes no sense to me.
In the shaky world of today, let us choose to trust Him. To rest in Him
and to yield everything to Him. The road we travel may seem bumpy at
times, but He will see to it that we arrive safely home.
Don't become distracted by the scenery along the way in your journey.
Trust Him. Look to Him and He will give you miraculous peace so that you
can enjoy the journey. What He has said, He will do. It is already
established in heaven. So, relax.
Worry and anxiety are exercises in futility. I Am is our Abba. Is there
anything more we need to know?
THOUGHT TO THINK ON THIS WEEK
Today, many of us own Bibles,
but are we changed
by the truths found there?
We are called to study, read,
hear, and obey His Word.
It should cause us to take immediate
action to bring our lives
into harmony with God's desires.
---Marvin Williams
2 Tim 2:15
* Prayer for America *
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"Heavenly Father, thank you for my country, the United States of
America, the only country in the world founded upon religious freedom
and your Word. Thank you for our founding fathers, Lord, who looked to
you for guidance to develop the kind of government that would be
pleasing to you. We need your wisdom to safeguard our freedom. May the
light of your word run swiftly throughout our country, and your love
burn brightly in our land. Give us a rebirth of freedom, in the name of
the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen."
Should this Inspirational be a blessing and encouragement to you, why
not send to a friend, coworker or, to your loved one. The Word of God is
so needed in our troubled USA. We are loosing a great many of our
privileges the founding fathers of our great county have protected us by
the Constitution of America, there is no country in the world as great
as America. Let's stand up and take back our roots, BE SURE TO VOTE IT
IS YOUR GOD GIVEN PRIVILEGE.*
Source {Paris}