WHAT...ME WORRY?

Greetings all of you worry free people. I have a copy of this picture sitting in my office in a frame with a cracked glass covering it. The smiling face of Alfred E. Neuman speaks volumes to me in times of stress, worry, anxiety, tension, doubt and unbelief. Alfred is too dumb to worry...or to realize that he needs to worry. Me...? I'm either to dumb or naive to worry.......OR....I choose to trust that God actually meant what He said..."...casting ALL your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you. (I Peter 5:7) One of the things that I miss sometimes in the midst of my casting...is what precedes the casting...HUMBLING myself. Sometimes my PRIDE gets in the way...and I find myself opposing God. (I Peter 5:5) I wonder why there seems to be a roadblock in my prayers...my progress...and it turns out to be my PRIDE. God's heartbeat is to EXALT me...lift me up... make me the head and not the tale...but before this can happen...He must increase...and I must decrease. (John 3:30) God is looking for the PROPER TIME to lift me up...and for that proper time to come about... again the humbling of myself...my way...my desire...my, my my...must be laid down. My way says to hold bitterness and resentment towards someone who has done me wrong....humbling myself brings me to a place to obey God and forgive the unforgivable. The cause and effect of humbling myself is that God no longer opposes me...and the proper time for exaltation is now able to take place. My way is to fear the world economy and horde all of my money....humbling myself brings me to the place to obey God...let my money be a conduit of blessing to someone...with the cause and effect being He meets my needs according to His riches in Christ Jesus. Sooooooooooo...it matters not what my circumstance or situation screams...or what the various talking heads pontificate...or if there is peace or unrest in the world...My God's words are true...to "BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING BUT IN EVERYTHING BY PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION WITH THANKSGIVING, LET YOUR REQUEST BE MADE KNOWN TO GOD, AND THE PEACE THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING SHALL GUARD YOUR HEARTS AND YOUR MINDS IN CHRIST JESUS." (Philippians 4:6,7)

What...me worry? Not as long as I am humbling myself under the mighty hand of God...and am casting my anxiety on Him. Did I mention that He cares for me?

Love and Worry Free Kisses
Rod "Wart Free" Boyd