Everything will be all right, I refuse to worry! Have you ever told yourself these things? Be careful, fear and anxiety will disrupt & destroy your faith when in a trial. (]John 4: 18) says that, "fear hath torment. " Stress, fear, and anxiety will all torment us until we learn to handle our problems Biblically. Unfortunately, all people handle stress differently. Some people cry and lash out, others explode, some stuff themselves with food, others with medication, some workout or run it off, but the godly still go to God's Word. So which one of the above best describes you? Listen, in life circumstances happen, problems occur, people sin, things go wrong, and because of our lack of faith, anxiety can make things worse rather than better. Regardless of the reasons why we worry, God still instructs not to. A good place to turn in the Bible when in trial is (Romans 8:28-29). It's a good place to turn when you desire the Lord's comfort, hope, and inner strength. It starts out with, "Who (or what) shall separate us from the love of Christ? And then it goes to the specifics. Shall tribulation. Or distress (or emotional stress), or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? .. _ Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, ... Nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God. Which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." So why worry!
"The merciful man doeth good to his own soul." (Pr. 11:17)
An evangelist once preached an entire week of meetings hoping to convert souls to Jesus Christ. One particular man came out every night, and on the last night, he came forward and desired to be saved. The preacher questioning the man asked him what in the sermon convinced him of his need to be saved. To that the man replied, "Oh, it wasn't just the sermon, it was also the lady in the back row. You see, she stumbled and I helped her up, and then she asked me if I loved Jesus, and said that he meant everything to me. She has been here every night, and every night she has treated me as if I was someone special. And every night she invited me back. I wouldn't have come back if it hadn't been for her. She's different, and she's got something that I want, and she says it's Jesus. " To that the preacher humbly said, "I need more of what she has too. " I wonder if we truly realize how much of an impact our love and compassion plays in the salvation of others? Sometimes we are the only Bibles that people hear or see. So, What type of version are you?
