Not a day goes by without me worrying about something.

There is always something to be afraid of, to be anxious about, to be deeply concerned with.  Will I wake up in time to have a shower before class?  Will I be able to stay awake and pay attention before class? When will I have time to do all of my assignments, have a social life and still have some time to myself?  How will my assignments turn out when I have so much on my mind while I am doing them?  And what about the future?  That terrible future word that always gets me anxious!  What will I do?  Where will I be?  How will I adjust?  Ahhh!  All these questions float in my brain on a regular basis and I hate it!

What does worrying do?  I know it doesn't improve my performance in my life, it doesn't help me to organize, it doesn't help my moods or my relationships. The only thing that is produced by worrying is stress and headaches-literally.
If worrying doesn't help then why do we worry so much?  Why do we do things that are harmful to us?  And the hardest question of them all- how do we stop?

Well I believe that we must first want to stop worrying.  We must realize the terrible influences that it has on us and want to change.  If we think of worrying as a helpful tool then we will never get past it.  We need to learn how to take a deep breath.  We need to discover the beauty of life and focus on what is going on in the present and not in the future.  Sure we need to plan ahead so that we are ready (in most cases) but that does not mean that we should place all of our attention on those plans and worry about their outcome.

I am a believing Christian.  I love Jesus Christ with all of my heart. He saved me from death (the punishment of sin), he healed me physically when I was a baby and throughout my life he has lovingly cared for me.  I have felt and experienced the love of Jesus and have no doubts in my mind about my salvation.  I do know however, that I am not perfect.  I sin every single day.  Worrying is a sin.  I know its odd to think of worrying as a sin but it is.  When we worry we are acting as if we don't have faith that God will provide for us, that He will give us all the tools that we need to succeed and prosper.  In a sense  being anxious is proof of our pride.  We are relying on ourselves to figure out what will happen.  We are relying on our planning skills and not on God's divine intervention and providence.  Its interesting that worrying would be connected to an individual's pride because worrying in itself denotes the fact that we are not self-sufficient.  We do not have it all together, we don't know everything.  If we did then we wouldn't worry about anything.  But our worrisome attitudes tells us that we are dependent on God who is much more wise and powerful than us.

If God is for us, then who can be against us.  If He provides for us, in His divine power and awesome love, then what could we ask for; what could we worry about.  This is not to say that our worries are always feeble and meaningless; yes sometimes we have good reason to worry.  But God wants to hear your concern and to come alongside you in your troubles.  He doesn't want to see you troubled; He wants to prove his power and love to you by reaching out to you and taking away your worries.  All you need is faith!