Daily Thought for Thursday, September 29th

September 29, 2011

Worry Warts and Faith

Today’s Thoughts:

“Worry is the interest paid on trouble before if falls due.”  – Dean W. R. Inge

“Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death.” - Anonymous

Today’s Quotes:

“I sometimes suspect that half our difficulties are imaginary and that if we kept quiet about them they would disappear.” – Robert Lynd

“When we do what we can, God will do what we can’t.” – Anonymous

Today’s Questions

When it comes to worrying, have you ever considered that: “It ain’t no use putting up your umbrella till it rains?” – Alice Caldwell Rice

Did you know; “Faith dares the soul to go further than it can see?” – William Clarke

Today’s Bible Verses:            2 Corinthians 5:1-9 & Romans 1:16-17

For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.  For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

Today’s Spiritual Thought:

“There are only two things to worry about. You are either sick or you are well.  If you are well you have nothing to worry about. If you are sick you have two things to worry about.  Either you get well or you die.  If you get well there is nothing to worry about.  If you die there are two things to worry about.  Either you will go to heaven or hell.  If you go to heaven you have nothing to worry about.  If you go to hell you will be so busy shaking hands with all your friends, you won’t have time to worry."  –  Mrs. Richard Malone

“Pray for faith that will not shrink when it is washed in the waters of affliction.” – Anonymous

Sadly, it seems we live to long before we learn so well, that ultimately God is in control.

For some folks it seems that worrying is second nature or maybe even first,

The question I often like to ask that person who makes a career of worrying is; “Does worrying change anything or make it better?  And typically the answer is no, though, over the years I’ve had a few more colorful answers.

If one has a bad case of worrywarts, I tend to believe the only ointment and the can heal the frustrations, anxieties and stresses that worrying creates is to point them to God.

His word says, “…My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness….” – The Bible (2 Corinthians 12:9)

We need to know this: “It is impossible for faith to overdraw its account on the bank of heaven.” – Anonymous

“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” – The Bible (Hebrews 11:6)

Now from a logical perspective if one has faith and one is striving to please God in that faith, shouldn’t being a worry wart be counter productive to that aim and endeavor?

Along these lines here are just a few thoughts for you to ponder:

“If doubt overtakes you, stop for a faith lift.” – Anonymous

“Faith is not a pill you take but a muscle you use.” – Anonymous

“Faith says, ‘I will give it before I get it.’” – Anonymous

Today’s Prayer:

Father, let faith grow within me faster than weeds in a garden.