The Perfect Solution for Worry

There are times when God withholds something from us that shakes our confidence in Him. Is there something that He has withheld from you—a relationship, a job, or a material possession?

Only He knows why the answer to your prayers has not yet been given. Seek Him and wait for Him to reveal His will for you. Know that He is a loving Father who is working out everything for your ultimate good and His glory. Our heavenly Father knows what we need—even better than we do.

There are also times when we withhold from God. While God withholds for our good, when we withhold from God, it harms us. It creates the perfect condition for worry and anxiety. This is why Jesus exhorted us: “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven” (Matthew 6:19-20a).

God has provided the solution for anxiety and worry: You are to trust Him and use the possessions and gifts He gives you for His glory.

You may not think you can turn away from feelings of worry, doubt, and anxiety, but you can! You are more than a conqueror through the love of Christ Jesus (see Romans 8:37). When you know and love God and have accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you have the assurance of eternal victory. Paul encourages us with the victory that is now and yet to come:

For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” . . . thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:52-54, 57)

Don’t be anxious about life. If you are lacking anything, seek first God’s Kingdom and His righteousness, and He will meet all your needs in Christ Jesus (see Matthew 6:33 and Philippians 4:19).

Prayer: God, help me to trust You even when it seems You are withholding something from me. May I not withhold anything from You. Help me to turn away from worry and anxiety today. I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.