Worrying does nothing but steal your peace

Over the weekend, I found myself in a state of constant worry.

I was anxious and troubled over my stolen phone, inability to retrieve my line and my job.

Worrying over these things led to me panicking over potential problems. I spent the last three days panicking and losing sleep over things that could happen.

Eventually, Tuesday came and guess what, two of those issues were dealt with. Mind you, they were resolved in none of the scary ways my mind had conjured.

On my way back from the telecommunications office, I had a flashback of how terrible my weekend had been.

Rather than enjoying life and trusting God, I had spent it in a pensive mood as a zillion thoughts constantly raced through my mind.

I felt God saying, "see, you could have had a better weekend but you ruined it by worrying. Why couldn't you just trust me?” My response was a sheepish smile, an apology and a resolve to do better.

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I know I am not the only who had to figure out the hard way that worrying doesn't solve your problems. It robs you of any chance of peace of mind instead.

He helped me see that worrying puts the spotlight on the issues, which only magnifies them and makes you spin out of the control.

As Christians, we have another option. We can choose to put the spotlight on God and take our attention from our issues that won't be solved by worrying.

In the face of challenges, we can either worry ourselves to death or hand it over to the One who controls all things.

We can do this because His Word tells us on different occasions that He is there for us at every point, willing and able to handle anything.

The next time you are faced with a problem that threatens to steal your peace of mind, be assured that you can rest in His promises.

Don't let worrying take away your happiness when you can trust God instead.