Thur Inspiration

Morning Inspiration with Pastor Merritt

Speaking of worry, Jesus takes has us do some thinking.

“And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?” (Matthew 6:27)

You don’t add one thing to your life when you worry. You wish you weren’t so short? Worrying won’t make you taller. You wish you weren’t overweight? Worrying won’t lose a pound. You wish you had more time? Worrying won’t give you another minute. Worrying never solved a problem, never dried a tear, never lifted a burden and never removed an obstacle. Worry has never made a bad thing good or a good thing better. Someone said that “Worrying is like shoveling smoke. You’re not any better off when you are done than you were when you started.”

If you don’t do anything else, I want you to write down two statements. There are two things you should never, ever worry about.

1. Never worry about things you can change). Now that makes sense. If you are worried about something you can change, instead of worrying about it, change it.

2. Never worry about things you can’t change. That makes sense. Worrying is not going to
change anything you can’t change and if you can’t change it why worry about it? Except for the things you can change and the things you can’t change, I invite you to worry about anything else.