WE SHOULD NOT BE WORRYFUL

Do not be concerned because you have never heard of this word before.  Worryful, is a word that I came up with to describe a person who believes in The Power of Worrying.

Everyone worries. We all do it. 

Worrying is when you feel uneasy or trouble by something that could happen.No matter where we are in our faith, whether beginners or veterans, we still worry. But does it help? Let us examine the power of worrying and how it affects our situations.

Worrying makes us feel like we are doing something. It keeps us from feeling helpless.  Worrying occupies our thoughts, and we hope it will prevent us from experiencing the worse outcome from happening.

Did you know that worrying has the power to make us sick? Hence the saying "I've been worried sick about..."

Worrying can make us short tempered,  because we haven't gotten the proper rest and nutrition. Worrying can cause—tension, poor sleep, irritability, fatigue, problems concentrating, and general unhappiness.In other words, when we worry, we torment ourselves.

If worrying has so many drawbacks, then why do we do it?

We believe it is a way of showing that we care or are concerned. We tell ourselves that worrying might help us solve the problem. Sometimes we worry simply because we do not know what else to do. But, worrying draws negative thoughts and energy to us.

Worry breeds thoughts, images, emotions, and actions of negativity that continue to repeat over and over again in many variations of a possible bad outcome.  We sometimes feel that if we can imagine the worse, then perhaps we can prevent it from happening. This process produces anxiety rather than a solution.

Worry is anxiousness. We try and anticipate what we believe could happen.  The problem with that is that worry anticipates negativity. It assumes the outcome will not be favorable. If worrying predicted favorable outcomes, then we would be celebrating.  

I have never celebrated the things that I worried about.

So, what should we do then? God says we should cast all our anxieties and cares on Him, because he cares for us. How can we do that?

Let me tell you what I what I do.  I try and Live in the present moment. It can be challenging, but I still try to remain present, not the past, and not the future. As for the things that I am concerned about in the possible future, I write them down. I list them all out, one by one. Then I get a huge envelope to put them in. I write “GOD” on the outside and put them away in my closet. They belong to him now.

I cast my cares on the one who cares for me.

This is not me being irresponsible, but rather me trusting God to care about my cares. Afterall, these are future potential problems that have not, nor might not happen.

See more helpful tips in a book I wrote called; How to Trust God.

This is a Thompson Truth.

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