Do Not Worry...

Bob Ridley, a personal friend, has written this challenging poem:

THE SONG OF THE WASTEBASKET

Throw in your trash,

I’ll take troubles too!

Anything you’d cast aside

I’ll take it from you.

For it is all the same to me, you see,

Be it joy or sorrow, I only bear the load today,

And start afresh tomorrow.

Jesus admonishes, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry for itself. Each day has enough troubles of its own.”

GOD HAS GIVEN US TODAY…HE WANTS TO HELP US USE IT WISELY.

SLOW DOWN A LITTLE!

Your pursuit of happiness will be more successful IF YOU WILL SLOW DOWN A LITTLE.

Slow down enough to smile. 

This improves your face.

Slow down enough to compliment

when a good job is done.

Slow down enough to count your

blessings daily.

Slow down enough to listen to

another’s troubles.

Slow down enough to have a

two-way conversation with God.**

TODAY, SLOW DOWN ENOUGH

TO SEE IF YOU ARE GOING IN

THE RIGHT DIRECTION!

** “Two-way conversation” with God involves prayer and the study of His word. 

You DO have a choice!

“Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life: you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes, with your right hand you save me…your love, O Lord, endures forever…”

(David, Psalm 138).

David was well acquainted with frustrations, dangers and failures.  He emerged triumphant by recognizing that he had a choice: to turn to God or to surrender to bitterness.

You and I have the same choice.  We can turn to God asking for wisdom to learn from troubles or failures.  Then knowing that He will help us, we can grow even in the worst of times.

Confession:

I can easily say the preceding words…not easy for me

to do them…but if I do observe them,

I will find new strength.

With God in my life,

I AM NOT GOING TO LOSE.