Someone has said, "Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't take you anywhere."
H.A. Ironsides wrote a booklet that I read as a young man. It was entitled Worry Is a Sin. I was stunned by that title because I come from a family of worry warts.
Why is worry a sin? It's because it cancels out faith and trust. When we are worrying, we are not trusting, and when we are trusting we are not worrying. The Bible says that whatsoever is not of faith is sin. Clearly, worry and anxiety are not of faith.
Meditate upon these important words of Scripture: "Be careful [anxious] for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:6-7).
What a wonderful promise that is. It clearly tells us not to worry. Instead, we should be praying with thanksgiving. God wants us to let our requests be made known to Him. The results will be peace instead of anxiety, faith instead of worry, and trust instead of insecurity.
There seems to be much to be anxious about when we look at the situations around us. However, there is a way to conquer the temptation to worry and that is to trust in the Lord with all our hearts. "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths" (Proverbs 3:5-6).
Insecurity stems from fear. God says, "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love" (1 John 4:18). Fear is a good teacher in that it leads us to love, the perfect antidote to fear.
Is it possible not to worry? I believe it is. Corrie ten Boom wrote, "Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God." Simply trust Him, for He knows what is best for you.
