A statement in my morning devotional jumped off my "smarter-than-me" phone screen & practically slapped me in the face:
"If you know how to worry, you know how to meditate! All you need to do is change what you think about and you will be practicing Christian meditation." (Nicky & Pippa Gumbel from HTB in London)
Wow... this rocked me back on my heels. I've often thought if worry was an occupation, I could be a CEO - if it were an Olympic event, I'd have gold medals lining my trophy shelf.
As a Christ follower, when I worry I feel guilt = "Why isn't my faith strong enough to overcome this?" I question myself... "Do I know love Jesus enough?" or "I'm doing it wrong" I complain to myself.
A simple shift in focus is in order. Instead of giving power to whatever it is I'm worrying about at the moment, I need to remember the fact that Jesus gave His life on the cross for me. He paid it all.
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