God's Glory Church

Think back to a time when you were worried. How did you deal with it? Maybe you tried to distract yourself or maybe you let your mind run over your problems. It is natural to want to respond to our worries this way, but God shows us the best way to respond.

Shortly before Jesus went to the cross, He told His disciples that He was leaving them. Worried about life without Him, the disciples wanted answers. But instead of giving them the answer they hoped for, Jesus told His disciples to be in the world and not let their hearts be troubled.

Imagine how this must have disappointed His followers. They felt that Jesus was coming, but they tried to reconcile what He was saying with their ideas about the future.

They questioned His words because they could not understand them.

Likewise, we can quickly try to find solutions to our problems when we are worried. We can allow our understanding of current events to cloud our thinking and affect our conversations with God. But God’s purposes are beyond what we can see and understand.

Коли Ісус сказав учням бути в спокої і не хвилюватися, Ісус бачив за хрестом Його воскресіння, Його повернення на небеса і пришестя Божого Святого Духа.

Likewise, He sees beyond our situations.

Because we live in an imperfect world, we will face disappointments and difficulties, but because we serve a good God, He sees beyond the bad things we go through. He sees our future full of hope.

Jesus told His disciples to be still because He wanted them to trust Him. Likewise, God wants us to be at peace in any situation as we trust Him to work things out for our good and His glory.

So take some time today to think about some of the situations that cause you anxiety. Then take a moment to tell God that you trust Him in each of these circumstances. Imagine that you give Him every anxiety and allow Him to give you His peace in return.