Don't Worry, Just Believe

I heard a statistic this week that I found very interesting but not really that surprising. It said that only 8 percent of the things people worry about are legitimate worries. In other words, 92 percent of things that we worry might happen never actually happen. So why worry at all?

I used to worry a lot. I would worry about things at work. I would worry about the future and about getting older. Most of the time, I found that I was worried for nothing.

Jesus said, "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?"

If Jesus tells us not to worry or fret, I think we should listen to Him. In Luke 12, He tells us, "Do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes."

I like the illustrations Jesus gives us. He says look at the ravens. They have no storeroom or barn. Yet, God feeds them. Then, He tells us to consider how the lilies grow. They don't labor or spin, but "not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these."

We are worth more to God than the birds and the flowers. If He takes such good care of them, we certainly should trust Him to take care of us. God knows we have needs, and He is able to meet every need. The Bible says He knows all our needs, even before we tell Him. And He will give us all these things if we come to Him and seek Him first.

So why should we worry about anything? Worry is the opposite of faith. We need to have the faith to simply believe that God will take care of everything in our lives. He wants us to trust Him. So cast all your cares on Him and then let them go and simply believe. God is faithful. He will never let you down when you look to Him in faith.