Do Not Worry Just Trust Him!

Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? (Matthew 6:27 NIV)

As any of us have done, we worry. We worry about the future, the unknown. We also worry about what will happen to our family, our businesses, our money, our possessions, our education, our country and even sometimes the world. This is because we live in a world that is deadly and dangerous; too dangerous in fact as to where my Dad and Mum will keep calling my phone or messaging me whenever I go out just to make sure that I am OK.

Jesus said himself "So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ (Matthew 6:31 NIV)

Jesus himself doesn't want us to worry as worry can bring upon other anxieties such as fear, depression and so on.

2 Chronicles 20 talks about a King called Jehoshaphat he had everything going well for him, he made a few mistakes sometimes but he loved God. He was loyal and obedient to God. (2 Chronicles 17:3-6; 19:3,9)

Then trouble came, two countries that were basically the King's neighbours formed armies and sent them to attack Judah (This is where King Jehoshaphat ruled). They even had extra military forces joining from other nations as well.

This was a big surprise and King Jehoshaphat wasn't ready; he only had a very small army.He knew that the people of Judah would never be able to overcome the attack that was coming to them. The only chance that they had was God. Judah had no military strength as they were often attacked.

The King’s biggest fear is starting to become reality; and this is what he did.

1. He prayed - Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. (2 Chronicles 20:3 NIV)
2. He remembered that God still rules - and said: “Lord, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you. (2 Chronicles 20:6 NIV)
3. He didn't allow anxiety or trouble control his thoughts - Our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend? They have lived in it and have built in it a sanctuary for your Name, saying, ‘If calamity comes upon us, whether the sword of judgment, or plague or famine, we will stand in your presence before this temple that bears your Name and will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us.’ “But now here are men from Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, whose territory you would not allow Israel to invade when they came from Egypt; so they turned away from them and did not destroy them. See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession you gave us as an inheritance. Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” (2 Chronicles 20:7-12 NIV)
4. There is always something to Thank God for! - Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the Lord. Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the Lord, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice. Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.” After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying: “Give thanks to the Lord, for his love endures forever.” As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated. The Ammonites and Moabites rose against the men from Mount Seir to destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughtering the men from Seir, they helped to destroy one another. When the men of Judah came to the place that overlooks the desert and looked toward the vast army, they saw only dead bodies lying on the ground; no one had escaped. So King Jehoshaphat and his men went to carry off their plunder (Goods), and they found among them a great amount of equipment and clothing and also articles of value—more than they could take away. There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it. On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berakah, where they praised the Lord. (2 Chronicles 20:18-26 NIV)

Like King Jehoshaphat, worry or anxiety can come around the corner and surprise you in a way that is least expected. Even though all the odds were against him. He knew that there was one thing he could rely on and that is God!

I encourage you my Warriors on your walk with God and in life; anything can happen but don’t allow worry/stress and struggles to put you down but have faith in the one who is in control and leave it in His hands for He cares for you.

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7 NIV)

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