Worry Ends Where Faith Begins

“Worry Ends Where Faith Begins”
09/13/10

I can’t believe it has been six months since I have started this journey of writing blogs and I can’t believe that I have written over thirty of them. It is neat to see and hear about the affect my blogs have on others. Sometimes things will happen to me and I know that I am going to use that for a blog, but most of the time I have no clue what I am going to write about until I actually sit down, pray and just begin to write… like today!

A lot of things have taken place this past week and I have some decisions to make and changes that will be happening in the next couple months that will change my life. Normally I would be totally stressed out and constantly worrying about what I am going to do because reality is that I don’t have any idea what is going to happen in the couple months.

Although there has been times when I have started to stress and needed to talk to get back to where I need to be, I have found myself so much at peace. I know that no matter what decision I make or what happens that God is in control and I don’t have to worry about anything. There is a quote that I have seen and I love it so much and it is that “Worry ends where faith begins.” When you think about it, it makes total sense because if you are worrying about something you don’t have faith that God can handle it. Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

We are all human and we are all going to worry from time to time but we have to remember to “let go and let God.” As I was reading my Bible today I came across a passage that is just exactly where I want to be at this time in my life and I think this is where we all should want to be. It is Jeremiah 17:7-8 “But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. 8 He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” If we trust in God and have confidence in Him we will not have to worry about anything at all and we will always be bearing fruit no matter what situation we are going through at the time.

This past week I have been trusting in the Lord and although I have no idea what is going to happen I feel so at peace that I almost feel like there is something wrong with me. I know in my heart that everything is going to be okay because God has not failed me yet and I know that He never will. Hebrews 13:5 says Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; Never will I forsake you.”

I am finding that the closer we walk with the Lord the more we begin to trust Him. It is amazing to me that I am at this place in my life with Him and it is my desire for you to be too.