Submitted by David Miller
Instead
of worrying, pray .... It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry
at the center of your life (Philippians
4:6-7 MSG).
In
other words, who or what are you going to live for? There are a lot of options.
You can center your life around a career, a sport, a hobby, making money, or
having fun.
There’s
nothing wrong with any of these things. They’re all fine, but they all make a
lousy center for your life. You need something at the center of your life that
is absolutely unchanging, that can never be taken away from you. Because if it
can, you will lose your security. You will always be under stress. You need
something that is unchanging and secure.
One
of the ways you know that Jesus is at the center of your life is you worry
less. Any time you start worrying, it should be a red flag, a warning sign that
says, “Am I allowing someone or something to become the center of my life instead
of God?” You could make a person such as your spouse or kids the center of your
life, and you’ll be under stress because you know that person can walk out of
your life any time or die or get sick or become teenagers!
There’s
only one thing you can put at the center of your life that will never change
and is strong enough to sustain you through life: Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday
and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 (NIV)
Do
you remember years ago they used to have these things called Super Balls? When
you bounced it on the ground, it would go 10 or 20 feet high. Why? Because the
center of a Super Ball was a tightly compacted, solid core. That’s what gave it
its bounce-ability.
When
your core is solid in God, you have bounce-ability. You bounce back from stress
faster. You bounce back from problems faster. You bounce back from grief
faster. You bounce back from crisis faster. You have something solid in your
life that doesn’t change, and you worry less.
Scripture to Claim:
Instead of worrying, pray .... It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life. Philippians 4:6-7 (MSG).
