Refocus Your Worry

“Don’t worry” may be the most difficult command in the Bible to keep. Everyone has worried. We disobey that command all the time. Why? Because it’s in our nature to worry.

People commonly worry about money, financial security, pending retirement, job stability, health, children, personal relationships, family relationships, death, failure, and rejection.

However, worry has never changed anything. Worry is worthless. It can’t change the past. It can’t control the future. Every moment we spend worrying is a wasted moment of our life.

Listen closely: worry focuses on your fears instead of trusting God. It’s practical atheism. When you worry, you’re acting like an orphan. You’re acting like you don’t have a heavenly Father who has promised to care for all your needs.

When you worry, you think it’s up to you to take care of your problems. That’s not in the Bible; that’s in self-help books—and it’s just not true.

To overcome the power of worry, you have to choose your focus. If you focus on your problems, you’re going to become unstable, fearful, and anxious. The key to overcoming worry is not to say, “I’m not going to worry.” That never works, because you’re focused on what you don’t want. The key is to change the channel. Don’t resist it.

“Refocus!”

Center your focus on God. Trust in His love, goodness, faithfulness, and the promises He has for you. Don’t trust in your feelings—trust in God’s Word, the Bible.

Lock eyes with Jesus today and walk toward Him. You’ll be glad where you end up at the end of the day.

Love God. Love People. Live Sent.