Are You Worried?

This week, we are going to take a look at Christ’s compassion for each of us. His compassion for us comes in many forms, and the first we will look at is “Christ’s Compassion for the Worried.”

Are you worried about anything today? Matthew 9:36 says, “When He (Jesus) saw the crowds, He felt COMPASSION for them, because they were like a sheep without a shepherd.” This word for compassion refers to the physical body of Jesus and how He was influenced by the emotion He felt when he saw that people were worried, insecure, filled with doubt, and fearful. He has the very same compassion for each of us today. His instructions to us are found in Luke 12:22-23, “Then He said to His disciples, Therefore I tell you, DON’T WORRY about your life, what you eat; or about the body, what you will wear. For LIFE IS MORE than food and the body is MORE THAN clothing.” Worry means “to be torn apart.” Life is so much more than worry!

Let’s look at two facts about worry:

1. Worry steals life from the the moment.
2. Worry blinds you from reality.

Corrie Ten Boom said it this way, “Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.”

So what should we do about worry?

1. Learn what Jesus says.
2. Listen to what Jesus says.

Jesus helps put life in perspective for us, but we have to listen to what He says. The reality is this: The only thing you can control in life is your response and attitude to life – nothing else. Jesus is moved with compassion toward every person who has a problem, even the problem of worry. When He died on the cross for our sins, even the sin of worry was included.

Live today knowing that Christ gives us hope for life and hope for the life to come. Put away worry, and live victoriously today.