Worry ties God’s hands. It fixes nothing. It can’t add growth to any area of our life. It’s a waste of time!
Have you ever worried all night long about something then in the morning, you found out it all worked out? There was nothing to worry about after all, but you wasted all that time in bondage.
Psalm 127:2 (AMPC) It is vain for you to rise up early, to take rest late, to eat the bread of [anxious] toil—for He gives [blessings] to His beloved in sleep.
TOIL MEANS: hard, worrisome, painful labor, constant pain and sorrow, to slave away, strive, sweat blood.
Isn’t this interesting? Who do we know sweat blood? Jesus! He sweat blood in the Garden of Gethsemane before going to the cross. Everything He went through, He did for us, in our place. Here’s the great news. If He did it, we don’t have too. For someone to sweat blood, it means they are under conditions of extreme physical or emotional stress. Acute fear and stress cause blood vessels that feed the sweat glands to rupture. He did this so we could be free from physical and emotional stress.
So many people out there say, “There’s no one who understands what I’m going through.” The devil will make us think we’re the only one. But that is a lie! Jesus experienced everything we have faced or will ever come to.
Hebrews 4:15 (AMPC) For we do not have a High Priest Who is unable to understand and sympathize and have a shared feeling with our weaknesses and infirmities and liability to the assaults of temptation, but One Who has been tempted in every respect as we are, yet without sinning.
Not only does He know and share what we experience, He is volunteering to help you and to take your cares upon Himself. There is a perfect example of what toil looks like in Luke 5:4-5.
Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. 5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
Peter toiled all night and caught nothing. This is the very definition of toil. Working so hard trying to figure out a solution to the worry surrounding you, with nothing to show for it.
God wants nothing more than to help us by taking those problems, burdens, worries, and fears off of us and working them all out. But, we have a part to play in this. God’s part is, He will bring it to pass. Our part is to give our care and worries to God and to do what He tells us to do. There might be some steps He has for you to take in getting out of a problem. Only when we give Him our problems and ask Him for wisdom, will He lead us out.
Sometimes we get so impatient and wonder why God hasn’t done anything as quickly as we think He should, yet we don’t do our part and so we don’t give Him anything to work with. Then to make matters worse, we begin a failed attempt to do His part and try to bring it to pass. Sorry, but that never works. Can you imagine how frustrating this can be for God? When we refuse to let go and cast it on Him, it’s like we’re asking for His help in the situation but are pushing Him away at the same time.
Galatians 2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
This is exactly what we do when we worry. It’s holding God back so He can’t help us because we won’t give it to Him. It’s frustrating God’s grace —His help.
FRUSTRATE MEANS: to prevent (efforts, plans, etc.) from succeeding. To keep someone from doing something. Bring to nothing.
Isn’t it frustrating to watch other people try to do something you’re good at? Let’s say you’re a website designer and some guy is going make himself a website. He buys a computer and domain name and is all set to go. He spends the next several hours trying to make sense of it but is getting absolutely nowhere. You watch him working night and day, trying to design this website. Meanwhile, you’re a professional. This is what you do all day, every day! This is who you are. You know all there is to know about it and it frustrates you because all he’s doing is making a mess, all for nothing. Finally, you can’t take it anymore and say, “PLEASE STOP! LET ME DO THIS FOR YOU!” But how does pride respond? “I’ve got this. I don’t need your help.”
God is a professional care taker, care carrier. This is what He does day in and day out. This is who He is. He knows all there is to know about it. Not only does He care about you, He cares FOR YOU, INSTEAD OF YOU! Someone who is worrying is saying, “I’ve got this.” It’s YOU looking to YOU for the answer. Here’s what you're really saying, “God, you don’t care. And if you do, you don’t care as much as I care.” Deep down, you don’t believe God and won’t take Him at His word.
When you’re in the middle of this terrible worry cycle, you feel like no one cares about this problem you’re facing. All the while, God is standing there saying, “ME, PICK ME! I’LL NOT ONLY HELP YOU, I’LL FIX THIS!” He’s volunteering for the job.
When I cast my cares onto the Lord, I picture Him swooping in and literally taking my place in the situation I’m in. He comes in and takes my place. He knows exactly what to do. He knows how this ends. He knows every part about it. When we let Him get involved, the answer shows up, EVERY TIME.
Remember, there is ALWAYS HOPE! Love, Kelly
(Part of this blog is from my book, “Rescued from Worry.” If any part of this resonates with you, please contact me or visit my website, kellyaulnovels.com. This powerful book is super affordable because I want to get this into your hands!)
