worry…
Can I be totally transparent with all of you for a minute? I tend to worry often.
I know I shouldn’t. So why do I worry as much as I do?
I worry about my kids, being a better husband, work, loosing weight, finances and at times I’m terrified asking the question “what if”?
What if I was misunderstood?
What if no one shows us?
What if I missed an opportunity?
What if it just totally bombs?
What if…
Seriously at times it feel like some kind of disease. Like no matter how great something may be,
I question if it would have been better if I‘d invested more time or energy into it. I began to wonder if I was alone in this until I asked others if they ever struggled with this. I was surprised to find out what I was not along. Not only was I not alone but found out that most people, mind you also followers of Christ, wrestle with this ever day. In fact I decided to ask close friend and co-workers what they worry about the most. An overwhelming majority said money/ finances and work seem to be in the top 2 for almost everyone I asked.
I get that jobs can be stressful and at times doing our job well, we can feel overwhelmed by it all. However, I was surprised to find out how many (including myself) worry about money. Its not like we don’t have any money, it that we worry about paying our bills and not going farther in debt to keep up with those around us.
The reality is that we here in America are very blessed. Much of our world lives on $1 a day why is it that we who make much more than that a hour worry about money so much. The reality is that if you make more than $25,000 a year you are in the top 10% of the wealthiest people in the world. Don’t believe me, go to – http://www.globalrichlist.com/ and check it out for yourself.
I was recently reminded of these verses in Proverbs 30:7-9. “Two things I ask of you, O LORD; do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. David asks for 2 things from God, to keep him from lies and to only have what he needs to live one more day.
Seriously? Who would really pray this prayer? To only have what we need to live one more day. What about our savings, stock options, 401k and any other IRA we have set up? We need to have enough to retire comfortable on right? We go after a better job that pays more. We constantly looking a for a way to make a few extra bucks. Because only then we will have enough money. Then the day will come when we will no longer worry, right?
What if this prayer became what we were about? What if instead of trying to do more, looking for any way to make a few extra bucks, we began to trust Him more to provide for all we need? Would it cause us to worry more?
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