Thoughts for the Day

Jesus said, 'Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life......?

Therefore do not worry..... your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

(Church in Wales, New Revised Standard Version)

Thoughts

Have you had high blood pressure? If so, have you tried to beat it by calming your mind? Well it can work. I remember years ago when my husband became a diabetic, he had to travel on an RAF bus which rattled and rocked its way for nearly an hour before getting to the hospital. Then the Consultant would complain strongly he had not been following his diet. Consequently his blood pressure rose, until it got so bad it was agreed to have his blood pressure taken at the local surgery. He had been stressing about what the Consultant would say, apparently, and the change worked!

Why do we worry? Jesus is right, we cannot extend our life by an hour, and we cannot change what will happen in the future by worrying. It just puts our blood pressure up. We need to try and keep a positive attitude, and lay this worry on our Heavenly Father. When we can't solve the problem, God can!

Heavenly Father,
when we are stressed
and do not know how to solve
the problems in our life,
help us to stop worrying
and lay all our difficulties upon You,
knowing that You have
all the answers,
and can help us.
Amen.