Worry

 

 

A very thin line

Between worry and concern:

Just something new

That I have just learned.

 

We say we are concerned

When in fact we worry

And that concern is so bad

It causes anxiety.

 

The mix-up is in the head

Or better still, the mind

And we confuse the two

Most of the time.

 

So does the dictionary

I actually checked

And if you go there now

You would see I am correct.

 

 

The dictionary records them

As being synonyms

But unbelief brings on worry

And that is a sin.

 

To be concerned is all right

Actually, you should be

But to be overly concerned

Is to encourage worry.

 

Be careful for nothing

But be concerned and pray,

Worry should not be encouraged

As the believer’s way.

 

Jesus showed concerned

But he was never worried,

His focus on his mission

Was fixed and steady.

 

Worry magnifies the problem

And obscures our view

And we become so stressed

We don’t know what to do.

 

It shorts out the connection

Between us and God,

And we do not hear clearly

When on Him we call.

 

Worry is noise in the line

That originates from our end

And we often miss the response

That the Master sends.

 

Hence, we write it down

As unanswered prayer

And this increases our worry

And brings despair.

 

Whenever we call on God

The answer is always clear,

It is always synced to His Word

You can find it there.

 

Have faith in God

Even if you do not understand,

Once you are his child

He will hold your hand.

 

 

Don’t let worry cause you

To hang down your head

But look towards the Saviour

And remember what he said.

 

Hebrews 13:5; Matthew 28:20

 

I will never leave thee

Nor forsake thee.

Lo, I am with you always,

Even unto the end of the world.

 

Stewart Russell © August 23, 2020