[Certainty in the Uncertainty Series] During Empty Times: Fill Up with ChristSample

Worry Must Become Trust

How many things have you surrendered during this crisis? Many students could not have their prom. Athletes who have been practicing and training for years missed their championships; some even missed the Olympic games! Others lost their paid holidays or have been working hard to finally get that promotion or a new job. Plans, hopes, and dreams are gone. Disappointment is surely paying them a visit.

For those who have lost their jobs, worry might be knocking at their door. How am I going to pay the bills? What do I do now? How do I find a new job in the middle of a pandemic? It is normal to worry. The Bible does not condemn worry, fear, disappointment, or any other feeling, but it does tell us what to do.

Once worry knocks at our door, we must do something with it; we are not supposed to dwell on it. Instead, worry must become trust. I am not saying that this process is easy and simple. I am not trying to minimize or undermine how difficult it is for us to move from worry to trust, but is there any other healthy choice?

If you are a child of God and you recognize God as your Heavenly Father, Jesus encourages you not to be anxious about your life—what you will eat, your body, or even what you put on. God is in control! God is God! He takes care of the birds. He takes care of the lilies of the field. Are we not more valuable to Him than a bird or a flower? That is Jesus’s argument: I take care of birds and flowers; I will surely take care of you. You are more valuable to me than them. I gave my life for you; why would you not trust me?

Worry is just a waste of time; it does not solve the problem but makes it bigger than it is, and opens the door to fear and anxiety. Seek God, ask your Father to provide for you. Take this opportunity and grow from it. Learn to trust in Him. 

Pray

Heavenly Father, today I choose to put my trust in You. I surrender my disappointments and my worries to You. Please, provide for every need. Take care of us as You take care of the birds of the air and the lilies of the field. In Jesus’s name. Amen.