Control
“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” Matthew 6:34, ESV
In Matthew 5th through the 7th chapter, Jesus is teaching the people about how they are to behave as believers. This is called the Sermon on the Mount because Jesus sat down on the mountain side and began to teach.
I was sitting in a doctor’s office waiting to hear the results of an exam. I had completed two different tests so the doctors could be sure of their analysis before they gave me the results. As I sat there thinking about the results, my mind went to the worst possible situation that could happen. I started to feel anxious and I just wanted to know the outcome. I prayed and sought Jehovah Shalom for peace in my mind so that I would calm down.
Reflecting on that behavior, I realized my anxiety came from not having control. I wanted to know the results so that I could take control over the next steps. I did not like the uncertainty. Scripture tells us to trust in the Lord with all our heart, and to not lean on your own understanding (Proverbs 3:5). Jesus even told the people you cannot make your hair turn white or black. I had absolutely no control over the results; they were all in God’s hands, yet I was fretting in my spirit.
ELOHIM, the creator of this world has been taking me on a deeper journey with Him. And He reminded me of who He is and how easy it should be for us to release all and trust Him, and no matter what we are going through. Here’s a little bit of what He’s been teaching me:
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1). Our earth sits on the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy and is 26,000 light years from the center. A light year is 6 trillion miles. Our galaxy stretches 80 billion trillion miles, and it is estimated that there are two trillion galaxies in the universe. The earth that we live on travels 67,000 miles per second around the sun. It takes 365 days, 6 hours, and 9 minutes to orbit the earth. While the earth is orbiting around the sun it sits on its axis and wobbles around. It wobbles in a circle and takes 26,000 years for it to complete the circle. It is believed that the earth is 4.543 billion years old (you can find this information at NASA Solar System Exploration). The Holy Spirit said, “If I did this in the beginning before I put man in the earth, why should you be anxious about anything if you trust me? I have prepared for every second of life.”
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on” (Matthew 6:25).
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:28-30).
“And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19).
Amen!
Affirmations; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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