Eyes on God!
Thursday 4th October 2018
'Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.' 1 Peter 5:7 NIV
Author John Mason writes: 'I couldn't feel at peace. Unless I had everything figured out, I became anxious, restless, nervous, worried, and grouchy...I was a Christian and supposedly walked by faith. I trusted Jesus for salvation, but in other areas I trusted myself.' Sound familiar? When we're anxious, the thing we're worrying about can become our only focus and consume our whole life.
Only God can truly help us in our anxiety. Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, was worried. His enemies from neighbouring territories formed a massive army that outnumbered his own, and they were on their way to attack Judah. Jehoshaphat told God about his fears, saying: 'We have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you' (2 Chronicles 20:12 NIV). He put his trust in God and, in the end, the enemy armies were destroyed before they even got to Judah.
It's said we shouldn't worry because most of the things we worry about don't happen. But if we're feeling anxious about something, it doesn't matter if it's likely to happen or not, we still worry. What we should do is tell God about our fear first. We can trust him, because he cares for us and won't leave us to face things alone.
So what now? Whenever you feel anxious or worried about something, get into the habit of using those feelings as your reminder to pray and cast all your anxieties on God. Like King Jehoshaphat, put your eyes on God.
Thursday 4th October 2018
'Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.' 1 Peter 5:7 NIV
Author John Mason writes: 'I couldn't feel at peace. Unless I had everything figured out, I became anxious, restless, nervous, worried, and grouchy...I was a Christian and supposedly walked by faith. I trusted Jesus for salvation, but in other areas I trusted myself.' Sound familiar? When we're anxious, the thing we're worrying about can become our only focus and consume our whole life.
Only God can truly help us in our anxiety. Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, was worried. His enemies from neighbouring territories formed a massive army that outnumbered his own, and they were on their way to attack Judah. Jehoshaphat told God about his fears, saying: 'We have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you' (2 Chronicles 20:12 NIV). He put his trust in God and, in the end, the enemy armies were destroyed before they even got to Judah.
It's said we shouldn't worry because most of the things we worry about don't happen. But if we're feeling anxious about something, it doesn't matter if it's likely to happen or not, we still worry. What we should do is tell God about our fear first. We can trust him, because he cares for us and won't leave us to face things alone.
So what now? Whenever you feel anxious or worried about something, get into the habit of using those feelings as your reminder to pray and cast all your anxieties on God. Like King Jehoshaphat, put your eyes on God.
