Tis the Season....to worry?

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As we enter into the 2008 Advent Season there seems to be quite a bit of anxiousness in many of the people around me. I hear people talking about their economic concerns, job concerns, political concerns, health concerns, and relationship concerns to name a few. Most people, myself included, like certainty and stability in our lives and we tend to get uncomfortable when our perception of our circumstance or environment become unstable and uncertain. For many people their anxious concerns can easily turn to worries and worrying in most cases is not helpful and many ways is destructive to our lives. Now don't get me wrong I am not saying people should not be concerned about the things listed above but should we be worried? Now then, once we have done all that we can do with what we have individual control over we must try conciously to not worry and exercise our faith.

Most followers of Christ have read Matthew 6:24-34 and intellectually know that Christ taught his followers to not worry but it still seems to be a struggle for most. So what do you worry about? I have heard Andy Stanley mention that "People tend to worry about what they are devoted to." When you think about what you worry about do you see it as something you are devoted to?

As followers of Christ what are we called to be devoted to? What are we actually seeking most with our lives? As we enter this Advent Season I encourage you to take a couple minutes and spend it quietly reflecting on what you worry about in your life, what you are concerned about and then reflect on the hope that came into this world through a small child born in Bethlehem about 2000 years ago.

Grace & Peace

CAS