"Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" Matthew 6:27
Forgive me for my worrying, Lord; it's the opposite of trusting you. What does it mean to trust you? Worry comes in the form of feelings, and I know how easily it is to live by my feelings. I need to live by what your word says is true, not by how I feel. So...
Your word says that you take care of your people, that you know your sheep by name, that you open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing, that you're near to all who call on you in truth, that you are gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, that you will supply all of my needs, that you are Faithful and True, that you know what I need before I ask, that you hear my cry and will answer, that you lift up those who are bowed down, that you set the prisoners free, that you open the eyes of the blind, that you watch over the sojourners, that you are more than enough for me, that if I come to you I will want for nothing, that you are the truth, that you are the owner of the earth and all that fills it, that you're the Living One who sees me, that you are the Righteous Judge, that you have paid my way into the throne room of the Most High, that you are holy and desire purity in my life, that you have loved me with an unending, perfect love, that by your blood I am cleansed and made into a new creation, that you give good gifts because you are good, that you know me and still love me, that you won't leave me, that you're coming back to claim me, and that you will be glorified forever.
God, remind me of these things when I forget. Lift my eyes to you, and may I subject my feelings to and order my life around you and the truth of your words.
