Today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers is another excellenht lesson!
One of God’s Great “Don’ts”
Do not fret— it only causes harm. —Psalm 37:8
Fretting means getting ourselves “out of joint” mentally or
spiritually. It is one thing to say, “Do not fret,” but something very
different to have such a nature that you find yourself unable to fret. It’s
easy to say, “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him” (Psalm 37:7) until
our own little world is turned upside down and we are forced to live in
confusion and agony like so many other people. Is it possible to “rest in the
Lord” then? If this “Do not” doesn’t work there, then it will not work
anywhere. This “Do not” must work during our days of difficulty and
uncertainty, as well as our peaceful days, or it will never work. And if it
will not work in your particular case, it will not work for anyone else.
Resting in the Lord is not dependent on your external circumstances at all, but
on your relationship with God Himself.
Worrying always results in sin. We tend to think that a
little anxiety and worry are simply an indication of how wise we really are,
yet it is actually a much better indication of just how wicked we are. Fretting
rises from our determination to have our own way. Our Lord never worried and
was never anxious, because His purpose was never to accomplish His own plans
but to fulfill God’s plans. Fretting is wickedness for a child of God.
Have you been propping up that foolish soul of yours with
the idea that your circumstances are too much for God to handle? Set all your
opinions and speculations aside and “abide under the shadow of the Almighty” (Psalm
91:1). Deliberately tell God that you will not fret about whatever concerns
you. All our fretting and worrying is caused by planning without God.
AMEN! Another of my favorite portions of Scripture is Proverbs 3:5-6:
5 Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. 6 In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.
AMEN! Cast those cares on HIM! HE is well able to handle them! Here are Hillsong Kids with "As The World Shakes":
Shalom in Him!
