DO NOT WORRY
Do you also struggle with worry? This has to be the hardest commandment for me to obey. When Jesus said, “Do Not Worry“, it was not a suggestion, it was a commandment! In Matthew 6:34 of the NIV, Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. This is Jesus’ words. It just gives me cold chills to think of him speaking these words.
I make all kinds of excuses for my worry. I can call it by another name, it is really just concern. Or I justify that the Lord wants me to do “my” part also, so I am just thinking of all the options I have. But, in truth, I am really telling the Lord that I don’t trust him to take care of me. I am saying to him that He needs my help.
Remember when we were children? What worries did we have? None until we started school, and we started to worry about making good test scores. As we grew older, then the worries of if we would be asked out on a date crept into our brains. Am I ever going to get married, have children, is this the right job for me, etc. And if you have children of your own, a whole new set of worries will creep into your thoughts.
The Lord has never let me down, not even once. That does not mean that I have not had trouble or struggles. It means that I can look back on those times and see the blessing that He bestowed upon me. I know that in the midst of the storms, I could not see that blessing, and I lost many hours of sleep with worry. WHY? Why did I put myself through needless pain? Did I change one thing by my worrying? You and I both know the answer is no. One of my BFF’s gave me a little window hanging, that said, “Worrying robs today of it’s happiness.” Isn’t that what the Lord said when he said “tomorrow will worry about itself?”
I know in this world we live in, it is hard not to be anxious about the troubles we see in the news. It is hard not to worry about our children, our jobs, our finances, our marriages, our health, our government, and our country. The upcoming elections are enough to make most of us put our head in our hands in despair. But for today, I am reciting a line from last weeks music video I uploaded. “Sometimes I’ve got to stop and remember that YOU’RE God, and “I” am NOT!”
Today I am uploading a wonderful song by Lauren Daigle, I Will Trust in You. This version has the lyrics, so read along with the words, and let go of the worry. HE in control!
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Have a blessed day!
Thanks for sharing the song, just what I needed to hear this morning. ?
Thank you for those words of encouragement this morning, i also tend to worry about things I know I cannot change or have no control over. It solves nothing and does nothing but rob me of the joy and peace I could have by just trusting God. This is a fashion blog and that’s we we all follow you but there is a place for God in every area of our lives. I read a quote somewhere once and it said, You may be the only bible some people will ever know. That should make us all want to show who He is by the way we live. Have a bless Sunday
Thanks for the great Sunday message today. Having 2 teenage daughters my worrying never stop, but your message helped put things into perspective.
Thank you for the inspirational posts on Sundays. I read them everyday, but I slow down and take time to really absorb them on Sunday. I have come a long way in my ‘worrying’. But it’s so hard to let things go. I hope you have a great day!
Thank You Tania, Just what I needed today.
Thank you for this inspirational message.
This message hits home to all of us I’m sure. Mother’s and grandmother’s pass this gene down from generation to generation I’m sure! It comes so naturally. Recently I saw a reminder of who is in control, I printed it, framed it, and have it on the windowsill by the kitchen sink to read daily.
Good Morning,
This is God. I will be taking care of all your problems today. I will not need your help. Go have a miraculous day.
Hope this speaks to everyone.
I have seen that before Doreen. I need to print me a copy and put it in every room in my house.
Good morning to you, Tania. May God richly bless you today and always. I don’t know what led you to post this today but I thank you. After a sleepless night very upset over some developments in my life God spoke to me through you. I really can’t thank you enough.
Mary Lu I am always amazed at how the Lord works. I am glad He gave you comfort today. I did the very same thing as you the other night, I hardly slept at all. The next morning when I opened my daily devotional, the first words were Do Not Worry. Isn’t God wonderful!!!
He is wonderful and I thank you for your reply!
Super nice message Tania and oh so true – worry – we will always find something to worry about whether we want to or not.
Wishing you and your family a really lovely Sunday,
Yvonne xx
Thanks Yvonne. I hope you have a blessed Sunday also.
Tania, when I first started reading your blog and your Sunday message I thought that it was not really ‘my thing’ and wasn’t sure what these posts were doing on a fashion blog. Well today, I was moved by your words, and the beautiful song. Time to pause and reflect. Thank you!
I understand Lynn. When I first started blogging, I did not post on Sunday. Then I decided to post about what to wear to church, dresses, etc. But, I didn’t feel right by making money on sales, clicks, etc. from the post. I once again stopped posting on Sundays, then I was needing encouragement in my personal life. I started writing about it on Sundays, taking it as a day to encourage myself and hopefully others. You are not the first person to say that it is strange to see this type post on a mostly fashion blog, but I think almost everyone needs encouragement and inspiration. Thank you for following and taking the time to comment.
I would like to see your post about what to wear to church. This is always a struggle for me. I have’t been to Church for awhile no for many reasons and I do miss it.
Thank You Barbara
Barbara, I always wear a dress to church. I was raised that way, and I cannot break that habit. However, there is a little bit of everything worn now. A lot of women wear slacks, and I have even seen jeans and shorts (younger crowd.) I guess it really shouldn’t matter what you wear, it is about going. When I went to a very large church in my younger days, I felt like some of the older women were judging me according to what I was wearing. That might not have been the case, but I never felt like I looked good enough. Then I realized that I was not going to impress them, I was going to worship the Lord. My attitude changed after that. So, wear what you like, and don’t worry what anyone else thinks.
Tania, I agree with you. I too wear a dress to church because it was the way I was raised, but I do not care what others wear. My husband has made this comment–you should wear your best as you going to meet with the King. Your best could be a dress, jeans or whatever you have. Everyone has a different circumstance and their best may be different than mine.
Yes I also wear a dress to church, “My Sunday Go to Meeting” clothes or “Your Sunday Best”!
The thing we all need to remember is God looks at the inside and Man looks at the outside!
The Inside is the most important!