The Battles Women FaceSample

The Battles Women Face: Worry

Worry seems to be a natural part of the human condition. We worry about everything from our kids’ future to what we’re going to cook for dinner that night. Worry has the ability to consume us. In spite of that, we serve a supernatural God who specifically instructed us not to worry.

In our scripture reading in Matthew, Jesus tells us that we can’t “serve two masters”. Then the next verse says, “THAT is why I tell you not to worry…”. Jesus knew that the key to battling worry is tied to our worship.

We see the same concept in Proverbs 12:25. It makes the point that “Worry weighs a person down…”. In the Hebrew, it infers that worry makes the heart of a man stoop or worship. The question is - who or what are we choosing to worship?

When we worry, we have made a decision to submit to something other than the sovereignty of God. In my heart and mind, I have taken God off the throne...and put myself there instead.

So, how can we fight the battle of worry?

• Perspective - Ryan Leak says this, "You will always find it difficult to rest in the midst of a storm when you feel it’s your responsibility to calm the storm." In John 16:33, Jesus tells us we will have trouble but provides the assurance that He has overcome anything this world has to offer. You don’t have to worry - He knew you were going to go through hard times and He’s got it covered.
• Put it on His tab - We often give in to worry because we have forgotten what God has done for us in the past. Over and over again in scripture, we see God telling His people to remember. Why? Because we tend to forget. Recalling the faithfulness of God in the past helps remove the feeling of worry in the present.
• Pray - Jimmy Evans put it like this, “Turn your worry list into a prayer list.” Worry accomplishes nothing, prayer changes everything. Instead of talking to ourselves, let’s talk to the One who can do something about it.