Don't Worry - Be Happy!

Catchy song. But Jesus thought of it first. Over and over he keeps saying, "Don't worry about your life." "Don't be anxious." "Don't keep striving..." (Luke 10:38-42, 12:22-32)

It is easy to become so focused on obtaining the daily necessities of living that we don't enjoy the life we are working so hard to sustain. What an irony. What a great scheme of the enemy - part of the curse! Like hampsters on a wheel - working so hard to get somewhere that they never get anywhere - until they drop dead and someone carries them out of the cage!

Therefore Jesus news is REALLY good news. We don't have to wear ourselves out over unrelenting cares of life. We really can relax and not worry. We really can be happy. We really can be 'care free.' He has it covered. When I learn to trust God to provide what I need to sustain my life, I am free to pursue and enjoy the things that will make life really worth living.

What will it take for us to get hold of this truth - and stop our striving and renounce our drivenness and trust him to care for us and learn to relax?

Yes the photo is two of my grandkids ... but don't they look like they got the message of this blog?