“…do not worry about your life….” Don’t take the pressure of your provision upon yourself. It is not only wrong to worry, it is unbelief; worrying means we do not believe that God can look after the practical details of our lives, and it is never anything but those details that worry us. Have you ever noticed what Jesus said would choke the Word He puts in us? Is it the devil? No— “the cares of this world” (Matthew 13:22). It is always our little worries. We say, “I will not trust when I cannot see”— and that is where unbelief begins. The only cure for unbelief is obedience to the Spirit.

The greatest word of Jesus to His disciples is abandon.

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May 23, 2016

Journal Entry for today-JDV

Good morning God and thank You for this devotional today. This is one of my favorites. Here Chambers reminds us that the “little things” are what get in the way of our walk with Jesus and our connection to His peace. He reminds us that we often leave You out of our planning the “little things” like a vacation or books we are going to read, maybe even the television shows we watch. Although I am convinced that when we are connected, You guide us in these things without any requirement for us to look for a PG rating, or “plain vanilla” music, or vacations that include some missionary activity. You simply take away our use for anything that is not connected to You…when we are surrendered and connected.

But somehow many of us have taken “worry” to a high art and believe if we are to be “good mothers” or “good fathers” or even good friends, we are to worry about those individuals we believe are in our realm of care. This, I believe You are teaching us, is unbelief. And I also believe You have taught us not to worry about the practical details required for this life, we are simply to be surrendered, connected and curious about how You are going to direct and connect us with our supply.

And God says…”That is correct. Trust in Me with all your heart and do not rely on your own ways, means and or understanding and I will make your paths straight. Seek first the kingdom of God which is Jesus, and I will provide everything else you require for your daily living, including the reassurance that you can trust Me to meet the needs of those you thought were in your purview for worry. Remember, all things work together for good for those that love the Lord. And when you find yourself naturally starting to worry, remember that you are to worry about nothing, and pray about everything. Perhaps another word for surrender should be; abandon. Live with abandon. Abandon your control, abandon your need to know, abandon your need to understand, and abandon your need to rescue. Surrender your needs altogether, and trust me Me to be God, all the while remembering that God is good all the time and all the time, God is good.”