Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing

Recently, I had a lot of responsibilities and was all over the place emotionally, finding myself very confused. This was unsettling, because the situation did not call for this type of mind-drama. I was overly worried about dumb stuff. Prayers were said, but not fervently, just kind of casually. Can you relate?

My insecurities got me nowhere. They provided nothing fruitful. They filled my mind with doubt and flooded my spirit with worry. After a few days had passed, I was reflecting on the situation. Like a lightening bolt, this thought filled my mind: God does not supply us with insecurity. He supplies us with confidence and strength. He equips us! The thought that God was not dwelling in my insecurities was not my own. I reminded myself of the fact that I can do ALL things, through Christ, who strengthens me (Philippians 4:13). This verse is so powerful and I pray it falls afresh on you today.

From Barnes' Notes on the Bible:

Trials, temptations, poverty, want, persecution, may await us; but we need not sink into despondency. At every step of life, Christ is able to strengthen us, and can bring us triumphantly through. What a privilege it is, therefore, to be a Christian - to feel, in the trials of life, that we have one friend, unchanging and most mighty, who can always help us! How cheerfully should we engage in our duties, and meet the trials that are before us, leaning on the arm of our Almighty Redeemer! Let us not shrink from duty; let us not dread persecution let us not fear the bed of death. In all circumstances, Christ, our unchanging Friend, can uphold us. Let the eye and the affections of the heart be fixed on him; let the simple, fervent, believing prayer be directed always to him when trials come, when temptations assail, when duty presses hard upon us, and when a crowd of unholy and forbidden thoughts rush into the soul: and we shall be safe.