The Problem of Worry
I once heard it said that worry was nothing more than making a down payment on something that you will never own. Since I was a kid I was making those down payments. Throughout my childhood and into adulthood I worried about this, that, and everything in between. I was, have been, and must say that I am a recovering worrier. In the last year God has taught, and continues to teach me to stop the worry. I have learned through the battle of cancer that truly I have no control and all the worry in the world won't change the fact that as I go through scans and tests, God is ultimately in the know and in control. Our worry, strife, and anxiety accomplishes nothing except to make us feel sick. Let me share what God has been teaching me in the last year. Philippians 4:6 Paul writes "Don't worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God." Paul tells the church in Philippi not to worry. He