How to Not Worry About…
Take a glimpse at today’s news headlines and you’ll see the world is in turmoil. Check your social feed and you’ll find a post about a serious concern right in your community. Spend 15 minutes with your friends or family and you’ll hear about another health scare. How do you not worry about …
- the future?
- money?
- getting sick?
- your kids?
- things you can’t control?
So, what can you do when the world is in trouble and there’s yet another problem on the way? Is a lifetime of anxiety inevitable?
No. There’s a better way.
The Bible says, “Don’t worry about anything.” Instead, it instructs you to share your concerns with God, but with a thankful heart. When you talk to God instead of worrying and trust Him with the future, “then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand” and His peace will guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:6-7).
The Bible goes on to tell us exactly what we should focus on, and it’s not fear, politics or the economy.
“Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.” (Philippians 4:8-9).
World leaders come and go. Stock markets rise and fall. Health concerns appear and disappear. But God is Lord of heaven and earth. Those who choose to follow Jesus Christ don’t need to fear the future.
“So we can say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?’” (Hebrews 13:6).
Let go of your worry and take the first step today by asking Jesus Christ to be Lord of your life.
Step 1 – God’s Purpose: Peace and Life
The Bible says:
"We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."
Romans 5:1
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."
John 3:16
"I [Jesus] have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."
John 10:10
Step 2 – The Problem: Our Separation from God
The Bible says:
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."
Romans 3:23
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Romans 6:23
The Bible says:
"There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death."
Proverbs 14:12
"But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear."
Isaiah 59:2
Step 3 – God’s Bridge: The Cross
The Bible says:
"For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus."
1 Timothy 2:5
"For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God."
1 Peter 3:18
Step 4 – Our Response: Receive Christ
The Bible says:
"Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God."
John 1:12
"If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
Romans 10:9
Here is how you can accept Christ into your life:
- Admit your need. (I am a sinner)
- Be willing to turn from your sins. (Repent)
- Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross and rose from the grave. (Be saved by faith)
- Through prayer, invite Jesus Christ to control your life through the Holy Spirit. (Receive him as Lord and Savior)
We suggest a prayer like this one:
"Dear God, I know I’m a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe Jesus Christ is Your Son. I believe that He died for my sin and that You raised Him to life. I want to trust Him as my Savior and follow Him as Lord, from this day forward. Guide my life and help me to do Your will. I pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen."
Did you pray this prayer?
