Good morning,
Today I woke up hearing this one line from the Word of God, "Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?" (Matthew 6:27) Father was talking to me about worry, because occasionally, we all need to check our 'worry meter'. For each of us carry different things in our heart that affects our health, physically and mentally. We were never made to carry weights of worry, there is no outlet in our bodies to do so. That is why people are so stressed and overburdened. This is where most of us live, trying to figure out the next move, if it is not finances, then it is our family, or other relationships, or, our health, that keeps the highway of our minds busy. "And who of you by worrying and being anxious can add one unit of measure (cubit) to his stature or to the span of his life?" This is the same verse in the Amplified bible. It is absolutely impossible for worry and anxiety to exist if we are trusting God is in our heart. Each of us try to carry someone or some situation on our own, that we are not capable of doing anything about. This is no reflection on our skills or our abilities, we are suppose to learn how to give them to God. "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world." (1 Peter5:7-9) Care here means distractions and anxiety. We are to throw those anxieties over on God so that He can do something about them. The same afflictions are familiar to your brothers and sisters, there is nothing new under the sun. The devil knows if we carry worry and anxieties in our heart it will breed fear, and fear is the opposite of faith. We must resist worry!
I was saying that I believed and trusted God to handle the problem, yet I was constantly thinking about it, and seeing the situation staying the same or getting worse. So I was actually carrying the weight. You know what the Word says about that, right? "Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God. And God's peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." (Phil.4:6-7) So today I got this as a revelation and the weight of worry and trying to carry someone else, dropped from my heart and mind. We all truly want peace and less drama in our lives, but we have to get this revelation and walk in the freedom of it. So, later I was able to listen with patience as a friend relayed to me her worries of her children's lifestyle. She has been believing for them to have a God encounter, that they might serve God whole heartily. Yet, they are doing the exact opposite and making choices that are pulling them further along the broad way that leads to destruction. [Maybe that has been one of the concerns or worries of your life, a loved ones salvation. It doesn't matter whether it's a parent believing for their children, or, the children believing for the parents. Any scenario, wife believing for the husband or vice-versa, this can easily become a weight around your heart and mind that keeps you from running the race that is set before you]. Anyway, as I shared with her my breakthrough, she received strength to lay her children at the feet of the Father. He does know how to save! So we took communion as we carried the care to God, humbled ourselves unto Him, and received freedom. I know you are saying, 'that's only the beginning'. You are right, for there will be many opportunities that will come to try to get her to worry and be anxious about them again.
Here is another verse that we must meditate upon when we refuse to be weighted down with worry and cares. "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage!" (Gal. 5:1) Stand fast means to persevere, to persist in our standing. That's our answer, once we are free, we must fight to stay free, refuse to be yoked up with the worry or anxiety again. Eventually we relax into peace and His rest.
Love,
Pastor D.
Daughters of Z 
Thank you my sister!
My son, who brought me & many more to the Lord, has turned completely away, saying he doesn’t believe there really is a God (this change came about when he went to college). Also, I have 2 older daughters that have never given their lives to the Lord. I have to lay them down at the cross daily! I am believing and standing firm that my Father hears my prayers, pleadings & petitions for them and will not let them go until they’ve given their lives to Him!
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