Turning Away From Our Worries And Refocusing On The Lord

Sometimes we find it very easy to find something to worry about especially if we look at the world and all of the bad things that seem to be going on.  There are so many things that we could worry about if we truly wanted to.  When we read a newspaper or watch the evening news on television and we see the horrible things that are happening it make us feel anxious and perhaps lead us to worry. 

We can worry about a lot of things in life is we wanted to.  There are people who worry about losing their job.  There are some people who worry about being able to pay the bills on time.  There are people who worry about their health.  There are people who worry about their families and loved ones.  There are even some people who worry that they worry too much. 

When we worry about things that are out of our control we take our focus off of the Lord and He is the only One who can truly help us with our situation no matter how difficult it may seem to us.  Throughout Scripture we are told not to fret and fear not.  Jesus tells us, "Do not worry..." in Matthew 6: 25-34 which says,

"25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
                                                                                                       

26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?

28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.

29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.

30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?

31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

If the Lord tells us not to worry about our lives, shouldn't we listen to Him and trust Him.  There are many things that concern us of course, but we must be careful not to focus only on our troubles and problems.  When we focus on our problems they will seem so much bigger and we will forget to look to the Lord for help.  Our view of God shrinks when we end up focused on the things that make us worried, but when we focus on our Mighty, Awesome, All-Powerful, All-Knowing, God our problems will seem very small indeed.

The Lord cares for us.  The Lord loves us with a deep unconditional love.  We can trust Him because we know from experience that He is faithful and true to His Word.  There will be times when our troubles will seem overwhelmingly huge to us, but we must remember to refocus on the Lord and remind ourselves how much greater He is than those things that worry us.

God is good and He will always provide for all of our needs.

Let's refocus our minds and our hearts upon the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Lord,

We praise Your Name.

Help us with our worries.

Help us not to worry.

Lead us to the place where our focus is on You.

You are Mighty!

You are Holy!

You are Powerful!

We praise Your Name!

Come soon, Lord.

In Jesus Name,

Amen.