Does Worry Keep You From Hope?
February 7, 2024
Are you a worrier? This is one of the things Jesus came to save us from.
You know how he told us to have faith like a child? A child is so present. So in the moment. You cannot pay attention to the present if you’re worried about the future.
Matthew 6:24, 27 says, “Don’t worry about your life, what you’ll eat or what you’ll drink, or about your body, what you’ll wear… Who among you by worrying can add a single moment to your life?”
When I place my hope in God instead of worrying about the future, I’m acknowledging that God has my future in his hands, and my faith can take over instead of worry.
Christian writer Elane O’Rourke said that, “Hope is the confident anticipation of good… hope increasingly permeates our lives as our character comes to resemble Christ’s.”
Next time you feel worry creeping in, remember that God’s got you, and there is good in store.
Remember, choose hope today.