Trust Jesus, He’ll be your stay.
Don’t be a doubting Thomas,
Rest fully on His promise,
Why worry, worry, worry, worry when you can pray?
As far back as my memory will allow, I remember singing these lyrics in a catchy little tune. The message was as simple as the song itself, but then, life was simple.
Sometimes I think I’ve become jaded enough to think, “Yeah, Yeah, pray, pray, I know, but what if God doesn’t come through in this instance.” After all, I know people who deal with all kinds of maladies and they pray, and pray, and pray, and difference. I’m sure in times of dire persecution through history, Christians have prayed and have still lost their lives. Maybe I’m bordering on blasphemy but hold on, there’s a point to my rambling.
I recently ran into a friend who has had quite possibly the worst summer on record, with one crisis on the heels of another crisis. She tried to put up a positive front and even admitted that it was hard to remain positive. Then she said something that I’ve thought, and said many times before. She looked at me and sighed “I really don’t know what I would do without my faith.” It was one of those times when the words you have heard a million times really hit you dead on. I knew exactly what she meant.I’ve thought about our conversation and her so much since then. She needs peace in her life and I need to pray for her to keep her focus on God, His strength and the peace that comes by knowing that He is truly in control of it ALL.
I have to admit, I am not the worrier in our house, Hubby is. Repeatedly, I have resorted to telling him, “You are worrying about something that may never happen and things in our life that we never anticipated, happened without our worrying about it!”
The verse that I return to time and time again in my life says it all: Jeremiah 29:11 - I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out - plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. (msg)
Why worry, when you can pray?
