Stop Worrying!!!!

Last night, I posted on Facebook "Is it wrong to tell God hope you are gonna fix this soon cause I am not sure how much more I can take? Hope not!". One response in particular concerned me...a minister said that I had no business "telling" God anything. David wrote "From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I." Ps 61:2. Moses got tired...Elijah said he was the only one serving God, Paul prayed 3 times for God to take "something" from him.

We don't want to, but at times we do get overwhelmed. I have at least 3 situations in my life that I have been enduring for a long time. I am not weak all the time, but I do get weary. I commented on Facebook that even Jesus said in the Garden...are you sure, God. Maybe you feel that at times. You are HUMAN. It's ok. It's what happens after you start feeling overwhelmed, that determines where your faith is.

This morning, Greg Laurie is confirming what was in my heart yesterday. Hope it blesses ya!

God's favor on you!

 

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From: Greg Laurie <GregLaurie@harvestdirect.org>
Date: Fri, May 7, 2010 at 4:00 AM

FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2010

The Cure for Worry

From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety.
— Psalm 61:2
There are things in life that scare us, even terrify us sometimes. We have concerns about the future, about our health, about our family, and about our finances. The list of things that cause us to be filled with anxiety goes on and on. So I have a suggestion for you: the next time you are tempted to worry, pray.
I worry, and I don't admit that with pride. Worry can be a sin in which we are failing to trust God. Philippians 4:6–7 gives us this solution for worry:

Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Notice these verses don't say that as you pray about everything, God will take your problems away. Rather, it says that God's "peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus." Maybe God will take your problem away. Or maybe He won't. But what will happen is that you will gain perspective as you see God for who He is and your problem for what it is.
If you have a big God, then you have a relatively small problem. But if you have a big problem, then it might be that you have a small God. You are not seeing God in His glory and what He can do. The psalmist wrote, "From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed . . ." (Psalm 61:2). When I cry out to God, He gives me His peace and His strength. And He will do the same for anyone who will call on Him.

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