Be Like Joseph: When Things Morphed into a Living Nightmare, He Believed His God-given Dream and Worshiped Instead of Worried.
Have you ever been tempted to think (almost subconsciously) that, if you worry about it enough, then somehow you know it will not happen? Reminder: Worrying never stops bad things from happening. Jesus said, "Therefore do not worry or be anxious (perpetually uneasy, distracted)..." (Matthew 6:31) We're to trust, pray, and obey...yet not worry. What a load off of our minds! What a gift!
Consider this: What if Joseph had worried instead of worshiped? When Mary said that she was expecting Jesus, Joseph was tempted to either worry or worship the Lord and follow Him.
"And Joseph her [promised] husband, being a just and righteous man and not wanting to expose her publicly to shame, planned to send her away and divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a Son, and you shall name Him Jesus (The Lord is salvation), for He will save His people from their sins." (Matthew 1:19-21)
Like Joseph, choose to believe God. Replace worry with worship. And remember that, even on the wildest journeys of our lives, God never misleads you. Trust Him. "Seek and deeply long for the Lord and His strength [His power, His might]; Seek and deeply long for His face and His presence continually."
(Psalm 105:4, AMP)
Like Joseph, welcome Jesus regardless of any outward conditions or inward worries. Determine today to seek "His face continually..." (See I Chronicles 16:11.) Amen?
Shared with His love for you,
Stacie
Stacie Ruth Stoelting Hudzinski, www.PrayingPals.org
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