Worry is like a rocking chair.

Worry. That is something I do everyday, all day. Most of the time I worry about things that will never happen, and I definitely worry about things I have no control over. I read a quote today that said "Worry is like a rocking chair; it will give you something to do but it won't get you anywhere." When I choose to worry about things I am saying to god "you cant" and not walking in faith. We worry about a lot of things money, health, family, marriage, threats, the list could go on forever. But does worrying about any of these things change what the outcome is going to be? We could worry about if a tornado is going to hit our house, but worrying about it does not change if it does or it doesn't. I think if we looked at the things we worried about a large percent are things that will never happen, or past decisions that we can no unmake, and only a small percent of our worries are really legitimate. Here is what God's word says about worry. Matthew 6:25-34
 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 important than food, and the body more important than clothes? ²⁶Look 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? ²⁷Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life^[a]?
 ²⁸"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. ²⁹Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. ³⁰If 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, O you of little faith? ³¹So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' ³²For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. ³³But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ³⁴Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Jesus says five times in the passage to stop worrying, I think he wants us to get the message! We are hurting our faith by not trusting that he has control over everyday.He wants to take all our worries and fears 1 Peter 5:6-7 "Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."  To humble yourselves before God is to trust in him and him alone. He wants to take the burden away from you if you just let him. If tomorrow brings you worry just remember God is already there. All the tomorrows of our life have to pass through him before they can get to us. Freedom from worry is a process, but once we increase in trust and decrease in anxiety we will have a peace that is unknown.