Getting Rid of Worry Posted: Friday, Jan 23, 2015 What are the miracles of Jesus, and what do they have to say to you today? Join author Wessel Bentley for a Lenten eRetreat to consider the needs, challenges, hurts, or hopes you share with the people Jesus healed and transformed. February 18-April 5, 2015. Read Luke 8:4-15 Blessed is the one . . . whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither — whatever they do prospers. - Psalm 1:1-3 (NIV) Todays Devotional The pink flowers in my garden brought joy to my heart. On the day I planted them, the petals and leaves consumed all the available space. But sometime later weeds began to appear, and I was too busy to address the problem. By the end of summer, the bed that once overflowed with colorful flowers was filled with weeds. If only I had maintained the garden and pulled each weed as it appeared, I would still have an abundance of flowers. I’ve noticed that this same phenomenon occurs in my spiritual life. When I ignore the worries that invade my mind, they eventually choke my spiritual growth and the beauty and fragrance of Christ disappear from my life. Like the flowers, I do not mature. As with weeds, the key is to act when each worry arrives on the scene. I can maintain the soil of my heart by meditating on scripture, since its truth is the best tool for weeding out worry. If I look up verses that speak to the issues that worry me and meditate on those passages, I can be prepared when worry invades my mind. The result will be a life that produces a good crop instead of an abundance of weeds. Read more from the author, here. Lynn Karidis (Michigan, USA) Thought for the Day: God’s word can help us overcome worry. Prayer: Dear Father, thank you for providing a way to cope with worry. Help us to apply your word daily so you can produce abundant fruit in our lives. Amen. Prayer Focus: Gardeners
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 00:36:54 +0000
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