Where Does Worry Come From?

Today I asked myself this question: What causes worry in my life? The short answer I came up with was one word: fear. In an effort to overcome that fear, we try to be brave, thinking that if we are brave, we can defeat it. Bravery doesn’t replace or take away the fear in our lives; it just masks it and gives you enough strength to act the way your believe will solve the problem you're worried about. If we want to stop living with fear, we have to replace it with something else: safety. The opposite of being scared is being secure. We need to stop trying to be brave and start being secure in our relationship with Jesus Christ. We have to trust in Him and what He says He will do. 

Being secure also means I have the assurance and knowledge of being safe in Jesus’ arms. This assurance allows me to overcome fear. You and I gain this assurance as we grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ. As God becomes bigger in our lives, worry becomes smaller. The elevation of God in our lives helps us line up our values and priorities and put all other fears in their place. Jesus is the only security that will keep us from fearing and worrying about the unseen monsters that hide in our lives waiting to spring out on us. When we are secure in Christ, we don’t have to fear. When we don’t fear, we don’t have to worry. 

That worry and fear are now replaced with trust. Where fear separates, trust brings together. Where fear blurs, trust clarifies. Where fear disconnects us, trust re-engages us. No, I can't tell you that everything that happens will make sense, but it won’t have to. You won’t have to try to make sense out of chaos, but, instead, you can trust that God is in the thick of the battle with us. He will line up with us, strengthen us and help us deal with each and every thing we face. He will hold us in His hand. He is that good. You can always be secure in that. You can trust that and take it to the bank! 

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. (Isaiah 26:3 ESV)