Do not fret— it only causes
harm. —Psalm 37:8
“Resting in the Lord is not
dependent on your external circumstances at all, but on your relationship with
God Himself. Worrying always results in sin. […] Fretting rises from our
determination to have our own way. Our Lord never worried and was never
anxious, because His purpose was never to accomplish His own plans but to
fulfill God’s plans. […] Have you been propping up
that foolish soul of yours with the idea that your circumstances are too much
for God to handle? Set all your opinions and speculations aside and “abide
under the shadow of the Almighty” (Psalm 91:1). […] All our fretting and
worrying is caused by planning without God.” CHAMBERS
Our new life and our capacity
to live it is nothing that we have or could have conjured. It is totally dependent upon the Spirit of
God, the exercising of faith and obedience.
Worry comes on stage when we change our focus from the spiritual to the
natural. It is important that you don’t
confuse things that have happened to you, in life, from consequences resulting
from your own personal sin. God promises
forgiveness of sin, but not absolution from sin’s consequences. Often impending consequences are the source
of most of our worry. But whether the
source of the worry is our doing or not, it is possible to find peace in the midst
of it.
Where does that peace come from. (John
14:27) “Peace I leave with you; My
peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your
heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.”
It comes from our relationship with Jesus by the Spirit. The peace the world gives is dependent upon
the absence conflict. The peace, the supernatural
peace, that Jesus gives is peace in spite of the conflict. Many times people, even Christians, want relief
only so they can move on to the next sinful act. What they desire is freedom to sin without consequence. God is not in that and will never be. Their lives are in constant turmoil and full of worry and
heartache. But even though they may be living
out the consequences of their sin, like you, they can still have the peace that
comes from a repentant heart. You must
stop depending upon yourself and better circumstances and trust in the Lord. CHARLEY
“It Is Well With My Soul”
“When peace, like a river,
attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea
billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials
should come, Let this blessed assurance
control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate, And hath shed His own blood for my soul.”
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