Why do we Worry So?
by Worry, Americans, the world are all living in a state of worry and anxiety. Why do we worry so? We worry because we are living in fear of what tomorrow may bring. Politics, the economy, the environment, society as a whole, morals, religion, all things we worry about and many of us are worried about where our next meal is coming from or even if there will be another meal. Our world is in such a state. There is a solution to all this worry and anxiety.
I’m a real worry-wart from time to time. I go through spells where I worry about everything and worry stresses me out. I become unhappy, irritable and depressed. I’m not much fun to be around in those times, I don’t even like myself. Maybe it is merely the woman in me but more likely it is the condition of the world around me, the circumstances I find myself living in and I can’t seem to get beyond it. Every twenty four hours seems like an eternity and getting through each day can be a major struggle when I am in one of my worry moods. All this is so un-necessary, even ridiculous but it still happens from time to time, not as much or as often as it used to however. There is a reason that my life has gotten better and I worry less. This doesn’t mean I care less or that I am no longer concerned about certain things; of course I care and I am concerned but let me try and explain it all to you. Maybe it will help you too. Worry will not change one thing. Worry is wasted time and energy.
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not
change; the courage to change the things I can and the
wisdom to know the difference”. Here in lies the answer.
When I became a Christian, a follower of Jesus, the Christ, Jesus assured me that He would walk with me and help me through this life here on Earth. He did not promise me a life of peaches and cream, no bed of roses. Praise God for that. Roses have thorns. However, He promised that whatever I asked for I would receive, that it already is when I ask according to His will and not for selfish or self-indulgent reasons because He already knows my every need and heart’s desire. (Matthew 7:7) I have to accept His will and follow through, accept His timing because God knows the order by which things will happen and how and when change for the better will come. I need to trust Him. I need to stay my doubts and stop worrying. Worrying isn’t going to help. Worrying will not fix one solitary thing. All worrying will accomplish is to make me sick and miserable and make my days long and cold and dreary. It makes a very unhappy me.
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