Sat Inspiration

Morning Inspiration with Pastor Merritt

So, how do you stop worrying?

One thing we know doesn’t work. Have you ever been worried about something and somebody says to you, “Well, quit worrying about it.” Has that ever helped you? Can I be honest? When I am worried about something and someone finds out and they tell me to quit worrying it makes me worry about them! Jesus does something that is just unbelievable. He does something that no other psychologist would have ever thought about. He said one of the ways to quit worrying is this – become a bird watcher!

“Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” (Matthew 6:26)

Have you ever seen a stressed-out bird? Have you ever seen a bird pacing a limb back and forth worried about what he is going to eat? I discovered in my study there has never been a bird in medical history that has ever been treated for hypertension, high blood pressure, or stress.

Jesus said to learn a lesson from the birds. They sing, chirp, fly and build nests, but they don’t worry. They don’t know that they have a God in heaven who takes care of them, but we do. There is a lot you can learn from birds about what not to do.