Why do I trust God yet find myself worrying constantly?
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham
Q: Why do I trust God yet find myself worrying constantly? – T.C.
A: Troubles distress the mind and wear upon the nerves. The psalmist said, “Fret not.” The implication is that fretting, complaining, and distress of mind are often self-manufactured and can best be coped with by a change of attitude and transformation of thought. You cannot allay a baby’s anxiety by giving her a rattle when she’s hungry. Babies cry until their hunger is satisfied by the food the body demands. Neither can the soul of a mature individual be satisfied apart from God.
Two conflicting forces cannot exist in one human heart. When doubt reigns, faith cannot abide. Where hatred rules, love is crowded out. Where selfishness rules, there love cannot dwell. When worry is present, trust cannot crowd its way in.
After giving a dollar bill to his young son, the boy returned to his father, asking him to keep it for him. A few minutes later, the boy came back, saying he would rather keep the dollar and tucked it in his pocket. Not long after, he came back with tears in his eyes, saying, “Daddy, I lost my dollar. Help me find it.”
How often we commit our burdens to the Lord and then fail to trust Him by taking matters into our own hands. Then, when we have messed things up, we pray, “Oh, Lord, help me. I’m in trouble.” The choice is ours: Do we want to trust life in God’s “pocket” or keep it in our own possession?
The word trust comes also with the word commit which means to entrust completely. The very best prescription for banishing worry is found in Psalm 37:5: “Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him” (NKJV).
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(This column is based on the words and writings of the late Rev. Billy Graham.)
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