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by L B Cowman
Don't Fret
"Do not begin to be anxious" (Phil. 4:6, PBV).
Not a few Christians live in a state of unbroken anxiety, and others fret and
fume terribly. To be perfectly at peace amid the hurly-burly of daily life is a
secret worth knowing. What is the use of worrying? It never made anybody strong;
never helped anybody to do God's will; never made a way of escape for anyone out
of perplexity. Worry spoils lives which would otherwise be useful and beautiful.
Restlessness, anxiety, and care are absolutely forbidden by our Lord, who said:
"Take no thought," that is, no anxious thought, "saying what shall we eat, or
what shall we drink, or wherewithal shall we be clothed?" He does not mean that
we are not to take forethought and that our life is to be without plan or
method; but that we are not to worry about these things. People know you live in
the realm of anxious care by the lines on your face, the tones of your voice,
the minor key in your life, and the lack of joy in your spirit. Scale the
heights of a life abandoned to God, then you will look down on the clouds
beneath your feet. --Rev. Darlow Sargeant
It is always weakness to be fretting and worrying, questioning and mistrusting.
Can we gain anything by it? Do we not unfit ourselves for action, and unhinge
our minds for wise decision? We are sinking by our struggles when we might float
by faith.
Oh, for grace to be quiet! Oh, to be still and know that Jehovah is God! The
Holy One of Israel must defend and deliver His own. We may be sure that every
word of His will stand, though the mountains should depart. He deserves to be
confided in. Come, my soul, return unto thy rest, and lean thy head upon the
bosom of the Lord Jesus. --Selected
"Peace thy inmost soul shall fill Lying still!"
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