DAILY?READINGS: Judges 17-18; Isaiah 36 to 37:7; 1 Corinthians 14
Be careful [anxious] for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Philippians 4:6
The old English root from which we get worry means “to strangle”. Worry does just that. It can “strangle” us to the point where we lose hope and wallow in despair. Worry robs us of our joy, peace and contentment. It pulls us in opposite directions—hope pulling one way, fear pulling the other way. This happens in our lives when we fail to give our problems to the Lord and leave them there. May we learn to roll all our care and anxieties upon the Lord, for He does care (1 Pet. 5:7). —Jim Comte
Is there a heart o’er bound by sorrow? Is there a life weighed down by care? Come to the cross, each burden bearing; all your anxiety—leave it there.
—Edward H. Joy