God Never Worries

I don't know if I've mentioned it before, but I often wake up in the morning with some dread or worry already hanging in my mind. I never could really put my finger on the exact cause, but it seemed like if I would take care of business items as soon as I awoke, it would at least lessen. "Business items" for me would be paying bills, checking and responding to emails, checking bank statements....etc. Once the girls and I got started with school and the day began moving into a routine, I'd usually notice the worried feeling was gone.

But this worry had been building over the last month or so and I would bring it up when talking with my husband. He would pray for me, leave me notes in the morning reminding me of the truth, etc. I knew God had something He wanted to teach me...but I was actually afraid to find out what it was.

Then on Tuesday, I had a thought, "God never worries." Simple. Scripturally sound. But not necessarily profound. I knew God wanted me to think about this...to ponder why He never worries. "How I wish I could be like that!" I'd think. "To never worry over anything again....that would be heaven." Yep. It would.

But then the real whammy thought came to me...as I began thinking about why I would worry for anything when I know God is good and completely in control, the truth suddenly struck me! "I know God has a plan for my life, a plan for this day, and I'm afraid it's not the same as the plan I have. I don't want it to be hard. I don't want it to be challenging. I think I've had enough of all that. But what if His plans do include something hard and challenging? What if I can't do it? What if I crumble under it?" Something was starting to click for me. Trusting God became more defined when I looked at it in these terms. Could I trust that God's plan was better for me than my own? Could I believe He would only ever do what was truly good for me, even if it hurt or pressed me to the end of myself? Hmmm.

Now I want to pause and just say, God has brought me through some pretty hard times. You can ask me about it sometime if you know me well. And here's the amazing thing...I wouldn't change any of it, knowing what I know now and seeing what God had in store all along. But if I had known ahead of time what was in store for me, I probably would have balked and said "I can't." This verse comes to mind in connection with this "And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work." 2 Cor. 9:8 What a promise!

So I'm not saying I'll never struggle with worry again, but I believe I've found a big root. Trusting God. No matter what. Not trusting in myself. Knowing His grace will be made to abound to me, so that I will have all the sufficiency I need in any situation. Believing this, preaching it to myself, is a spiritual discipline.
Maybe this hits you right where you're at today. Challenge yourself to trust God. He never worries.