Best and Beautiful

Mr. Bill does not worry, and sometimes, that worries me!  I will be running around like the [proverbial] headless chicken, getting ready for an event here, and he decides to mow the lawn.  Makes me nuts!

 

Have you ever seen a picture of Jesus wringing His hands or in a hurry?  Neither have I!  There’s good reason for that; He said, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life …” (Matthew 6:25).  Oh, to live in the beauty and reality of right now.  How does halt the assault of tomorrow's cares?  Oswald Chambers describes it as an “invasion” [much like a flood] of things we allow to become “the primary concern of our life.”  Jesus continues with a rhetorical question, “If God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?” (V.30).  His answer points us to something much deeper than wondering about tomorrow’s needs; yes, it questions just how genuinely sufficient is our heavenly Father!  Mr. Bill recently bought a sump pump to “pump” water out of our basement in times of flooding.  In the same way, how do we pump out the unwelcome and invasive thoughts that flood our minds and consume our spirits?  How do we instead focus on the promises of Almighty God to those who love Him exclusively?  Pick up The Bible -- allowing Its words to change our thinking, be transformed by the "renewal of the mind." (Romans 12:2). We can be sure it is the certain Will of God that we are transformed, certain that the Word of God transforms; our relationship with The Father is deepened and strengthened. Let me assure you the march of the headless chicken is not pretty, and should be avoided at all costs!  It’s both beautiful and best, rather, to trust in God Who owns every moment of our lives.