One area most of us have struggled with is worry and fear. I recently came across a study referenced in the Huffington Post. The point was that the majority of our worries and fears do not come to pass, but we continue to be overwhelmed.
“In this study, subjects were asked to write down their worries over an extended period of time and then identify which of their imagined misfortunes did not actually happen. Lo and behold, it turns out that 85 percent of what subjects worried about never happened, and with the 15 percent that did happen, 79 percent of subjects discovered either they could handle the difficulty better than expected, or the difficulty taught them a lesson worth learning.
This means that 97 percent of what you worry over is not much more than a fearful mind punishing you with exaggerations and misperceptions.”
Jesus reminded us of how important it is to not worry. He said, “Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” (Matthew 6:34) What Jesus said is don’t worry about tomorrow, but deal with the reality of today. Further, if you are a Christian (you have trusted Jesus as your Savior) then you have the Savior of Peace.
Jesus promised any Christian can claim peace in a world of tribulation (trouble and anguish). John 16:33- “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” Today, don’t worry, but walk in peace.
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