DON’T BE ANXIOUS
“Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”
Psalm 55:22 (King James Version)
Edward Henry Joy, who was an officer in the Salvation Army, wrote a beautiful hymn about leaving our anxiety with Jesus “Is There a Heart O’erbound by Sorrow?” If we would leave our burdens and our anxiety with Jesus and trust Him to take care of us and our loved ones, we would have less stress in our life.
Jesus is the greatest Friend we could ever have. I believe that Edward Joy wrote this hymn from personal experience and from the depths of his heart. “All your anxiety, all your care, Bring to the mercy seat, leave it there; Never a burden He cannot bear, Never a Friend like Jesus.” There is no friend like Jesus!
I wonder how many times we have shared our heart with Jesus and asked Him to take care of us and our loved ones and then as soon as we said “Amen” we started worrying again and trying to solve our problems. O we may be able to fix the immediate crisis but it won’t last. The problem will come back again.
It is time that we start trusting Jesus because what He says, He will do. When we worry and try to fix the problems after we have said “Amen”, we are telling Jesus that we don’t trust Him and don’t believe He can solve our problems. How we must hurt Him and break His heart.
Heavenly Father, please forgive us for not trusting Jesus and for hurting Him. When we hurt Jesus, we also hurt You. Thank You for being a loving, forgiving and compassionate Father. I am so thankful that You love me enough that you sent Jesus to die on the cross for my sins. I love You, dear Father. Amen.
Joanne Lowe
November 24, 2011
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