Send Worries Back From Where They Came

Do you worry? Do you constantly think about things in which you can't control? I don't know about you, but I like to control things. Like a GPS, I like to see where things are going at all times. I like to see the roadblocks and traffic ahead to give me time for optional routes.

Sometimes God gives us a GPS-like view of our situations. He shows this to allow us to maneuver toward our destinations. God is showing that he trusts us with the given information. But sometimes God allows our GPS signal to become weak. We are unable to see where we are, where we are going, and what roadblocks are ahead. It's there that God asks us to trust in him.

Matthew 6:33-34 reminds us to "Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." God does not live within our concept of time. He is outside of time. So that means he is in our tomorrow, today. He controls tomorrow. That alone gives me comfort.

Just last week our seven-year old son, Logan, went to check the mail. (It's one of his chores) He came back in the house empty-handed. Suzanne asked, "Where's the mail little postman?" Logan explained that he did not like any of the mail, so he left it in the mailbox. Come to find out, the mailbox held nothing but bills. I like Logan's way of dealing with those bills. Those bills only bring worry.

Like a mailbox, we sometimes receive deliveries of worry. We don't like these packages because we can't control them. It's then that we should raise the flag of surrender and send them back from where they came.