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Thursday... This really can weigh us down.


Proverbs 12:25 (NLT), "Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up."

Thursday... This really can weigh us down.

Worry really can but an encouraging word does really cheer us up.

Solomon writes in Proverbs 12:25 (NLT), "Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up." So what are we worried about today?


Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount spent some time on this subject of worry. He knows us and he has a better way to handle the difficulties that we can face every day.

In Matthew 6:27 Jesus asks, "Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?" Can they? I know that we too many times have tried by worrying but did it work? Verse 27 (NIRV) says, "Can you add one hour to your life by worrying?" Of course not! It is definitely a waste of time. Isn't it?

And here is the encouraging word. Verse 31 (AMP) says, "Therefore do not worry or be anxious (perpetually uneasy, distracted) saying, 'What are we going to eat? What are we going to drink?' or 'What are we going to wear?'" And that is where we spend so much time, isn't it? I know that they are important needs especially if you have a family.

Verse 32 (NIRV) says, "People who are ungodly run after these things. Your Father who is in heaven knows that you need them."

Earlier in this chapter, Jesus says in verse 6 (NLT), "But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you." Remember, "Your Father who is in heaven knows that you need them." So pray, reach out to Him. It says, "When you pray." That's what you do with worry.

In the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples to pray he says in verse 11 to pray, "Give us today the food we eat." Be specific.

Back to verse 32, "These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs." So this is what we need to do, verse 33 says, "Seek the Kingdom of God above all else and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need." And verse 34, "So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries.

So let's take care of today by giving our worries to God today. Again, "Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up." So verse 32 (NIRV) says, "put God's kingdom first. Do what he wants you to do. Then all those things will also be given to you." Yes, yes! #todausbeginning



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