Why worry?

Take plenty of time to count your blessings, but never spend a minute in worry. –Anonymous

Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Psalm 103:1-2

There are benefits of bowing the knee to the Lord! Salvation, healing of the mind, healing of the soul, mercy, grace, lovingkindness, satisfaction in knowing where I came from and to where I am going! If we would spend our time counting all the ways God has blessed us we would not have time to worry about the unknown and unseen. So why worry at all?

 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Isaiah 26:3

Overcome or Overtaken?

Satan would tempt us to despair; but good hope keeps us trusting in God and rejoicing in him. –Henry

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD. Psalm 31:24

So many things to pull us down. So much going on in this world to leave us hopeless. So much pain and suffering. So much wickedness. So many reasons to be overtaken with temptation. But I am reminded…Greater is He that is in you than He that is in this world! So instead of being overtaken, we can overcome those temptations by Him! Hallelujah what a Saviour!