Pentecostal Fellowship of Madonna, Okija

NEEDLESS PAIN Matt.6:25-27, Jn14:27.

 

Why worry when you can pray? The hymn writer observed,"What a great privilege we forfeit, what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer!" Prayer helps to stir up and increase our faith. When faith comes in, fear, anxiety, unbelief and worry will jump out. When the enemy thrusts the arrow of worry and anxiety to you, the solution is for you to arise and pray to God. You shouldn't worry about the future when you have the Alpha and Omega as your God. You shouldn't worry about what you will eat drink or wear if the Great Provider is with you. You shouldn't overly worry about the enemy if the Lord of hosts is for you. If you worry, it is needless pain and it amounts to sin.

A Christian author defined worry as"interest paid on trouble before it becomes due." It is needless pain when you bear alone the burden that God and your genuine human helpers are willing to relief you of. Whether the burden is spiritual, physical, psychological, emotional, marital or financial, you shouldn't make it the subject of worry or anxiety. Worry is a sign of lack of faith in God. It leads to murmuring and complaining. Many have cut short their lives by worrying. It is counter-productive. It is the enemy's trusted weapon of denying you God given peace, joy and abundant life in Christ Jesus. Worry plagues both believers and unbelievers. It cut across racial, economic and educational boundaries, and only a few human beings are free from its grip and torment. Are you?

Both the Old and the New Testaments contain numerous admonitions that believers should not give in to worry and anxiety. Psalm 112 is a case study for us all.

Jesus said it is wrong for you to preoccupy yourself with the thoughts and anxiety of what to eat drink and clothe yourself. Your heavenly Father knows that you need all these and He will surely supply all your needs. All you should aim and strive after first is, God's kingdom and His righteousness. Then all those things will be given to you. Heed Apostle Paul's advice: Be anxious for nothing, but by prayer and supplication, make your request known unto God. Avoid needless pain!