What Is God’s Antidote For Worry

Worry does not solve the problem. Worry cannot change the past. It cannot control the future. It can only make you miserable today. It is unhelpful. It’s unreasonable. It magnifies the problem. It makes mountains out of molehills. Worry makes your problems seem bigger than they really are. To worry about something you can’t change is useless. To worry about something you can change is unintelligent – just go ahead and change it. Worry is unreasonable.

Worry is unhealthy. The body is not made for worry. Worry can cause ulcers, backaches, headaches, insomnia. It’s unnatural. Plants and animals don’t worry. The only thing in creation that worries is people. Worry is not natural and it’s unhealthy.

What Is God’s Antidote For Worry? It’s for you to Believe He will TAKE CARE OF YOU.
If you really believe that God is going to take care of you, you’re not going to worry. You’re going to trust in God for all your needs.

If you’ll trust Him. He says, “He will provide for you. He will protect you. He will guide you. He will gather you to his side if you’ll let Him be your shepherd. Look at what it says in Isaiah 40:11. He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young.

Philippians 4:19 gets even more specific. And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Worry is not only unhelpful, unreasonable, unhealthy – but it’s unnecessary if Jesus is your shepherd. Any time you worry you’re acting like an atheist. In essence you are saying: God is not going to take care of my needs. I don’t think He can. I don’t think He’s big enough – in fact I’m not sure He is even there. The antidote for worry though is make God your shepherd.

All worry is about is a control issue. Who is really in control? Worry is nothing more than you trying to control what you can’t control - trying to control the uncontrollable. Worry is a warning light that you have not put God in control.

Who’s in control of your life? God gives you the option. He doesn’t force Himself in your life. You have two options – either you can be in control of your life or you can let God be in control of your life. God doesn’t co-pilot. If you’re in control of your life you’re in the Driver’s seat. If you’re running your own life without having God in control you ought to worry. Because there are things in your life that you will never control. But if God is running your life and He’s the Lord of your life – you should not worry. The Lord is all knowing and all powerful.

Begin Praying About EVERYTHING.

What should you start praying about? Start praying about the things you have been worrying about. If you prayed about the things you worried about you would have a lot less time to worry. Worry doesn’t change things – prayer does. Worry is stewing without doing. Prayer puts you in contact with the One who can change the things you can’t. Whenever a problem arises you have two options – you can panic or you can pray.

Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Philippians 4:6. Cast all your care upon Him, because He cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7. When you put your faith in God – He works miracles.

There is a second thing you do if you want to deal with worry. Consider One Day AT A TIME.

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34. God will take care of tomorrow – trust Him for today. Don’t open your umbrella until it starts raining. Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. When you worry you don’t change yesterday, you can’t control tomorrow, and you mess up today with worrying. The future can seem overwhelming. Therefore, trust God in small bites. Live for Him today. Notice how Jesus prayed: Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11

Overcoming worry is a day by day choice. There is no pill you can take to stop worrying. There is no seminar, book or tape that will make you stop worrying. God’s antidote for worry is to put Him in control of your life.

God knows what you’re worried about today –There is only one cure, all the others are fakes. The Lord IS the antidote. Not might be, not could be, not may be – you can say with certainty that Jesus IS the solution. When you can say that and mean it, you’re going to stop worrying. Don’t carry that burden one more second.

Pray this: Jesus I don’t understand it all, but I’ve come today to put you in charge of my life. I want you to be my solution – my manager – my boss – my Lord. I want to know You more than I’ve ever known you. I want to listen to You. I want to follow you. I want you in control of my life. Come into my life and take control.