Let me tell you a story.
Once a father was worried about his son because he was too late to come home from school. After son returned home this is what happened between father and son.
Father: I was too worried about you. Where had you been??
Son: It’s OK dad you worry about me but God doesn’t. He simply takes care of me.
This is story in itself. Let me elaborate.
It has been a while I have not been to church of mine own because I don’t have any. So I seldom go from church to church. However as its the norm here in Nepal, Saturday is a Church day for Christian. I had this man calling me if I was going to a church because I had told him a month ago I wasn’t going to church and this person has been giving me some books to translate. My reply was straight forward saying I wasn’t going to church.
After the conversation and putting down the phone I gave a second thought and gave a call to one guy who runs a church. He was more than willing to welcome and wanted me giving the sermon. I wasn’t just prepared but then I went to have breakfast. After breakfast a verse clicked on my mind “Cast your cares upon the Lord for he cares about you” 1 Peter 5:7 I got the point GOD DOES NOT WORRY ABOUT US BUT HE CARES ABOUT US.
But I still felt I didn’t have any message to preach on Church. Soon after two hours I reached church with no prepared sermons. During the worship I was still praying for the sermons and it dawned in mind the 1Peter 5:7! Yes indeed God had already given a wonderful revelation.
But I needed clear understanding on this. No where in Bible does God say to worry. He doesn’t worry too. The best thing is to take care instead of worry. GOD cares. There are people who worry about their needs of life.. It would be wonderful to take care of that just as GOD does to flowers, grass, and birds of the air.
There are times in life where we worry about future but don’t care about it. Don’t you feel relieved when you don’t know how to handle the situation but then someone comes and tells you that they will take care of it. If we could learn to take care instead about worry we would really be relieved. As per research worry not only causes diseases, relationship problems, weakness, independence, fear and sad but it also leads to short life expectancy. It would be better to take care of problems instead worry about it all day long.
The world would have been very different if it had caring parent instead of worrying ones towards their children. God only takes care of those needs to downplay the worrying habits.
To many it seems very confusing in beginning between worry and care… But then if you do it practically it could give the understanding. Do this . Worry about something and see the emotions and life perspective. Now take a caring attitude towards your situation like God does and see the difference. If it’s difficult keep on practicing. I did from yesterday. Caring like GOD does.
Before I close, let me tell you. I gave the sermon and it was eye opening for the believers.
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