Don't Wory, Be Happy

Now that tittle doesn't sound right. Did I really type that there? That doesn't sound like something I would sing. Although it is a catchy tune, and it is impressive that entire track is all vocals, the philosophy is one that we actually have to fight against. And the reason why this is the case is because "don't worry, be happy," doesn't help anyone. I don't know about you, but it is actually something that makes me feel worse because then I am not only feeling bad about the fact that I am worrying about something, but I am also feeling bad that I am not happy instead.

OK, that was a little goofy, but I did it to illustrate my point.

I am constantly taken aback by how easy it is for me in my own life to not trust God. Now I am not talking about the mindset that says, "I don't have to do anything anymore, because I am trusting that God will provide." But I am talking about a general kind of confidence in knowing that nothing that happens is outside of God's ability to handle. I am talking about knowing that he is able to bring good out of bad. Why is it that I find myself living in fear when I certainly know and believe that God will provide me with all that I need to support my body and life?

I am writing this, because having a God that we can trust in is truly an amazing thing. And though knowing that he will care for us does not mean that we will be happy all the time, it does men that we will know peace. It is a peace that surpasses all human understanding, and in that peace we can rest easy.

It makes sense if you think about it. If God can handle paying the price for our sins, through the death of Jesus; if God can handle and destroy the power of death, through the resurrection of Jesus, then he can certainly handle any problem that comes my way.

It is hard to do something like this in print. It is my prayer that these words bring comfort, hope and peace. They come out of my own experience and the peace and hope that comes as I learn to trust in God, even if things do not always happen according to the way that I had planned them.

May that peace keep our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus our Lord. Now and always.

Pastor CJ