We worry about everything. Is the house clean enough, are the kids healthy, will our husbands always love us, what will happen if he loses his job, what we'll make for dinner tomorrow, do people like us, and does our hairstyle makes our foreheads look big?
Now let's take a minute and think clearly about The Truth.
What is the worst that could happen?
We could suffer. People we love could suffer.
For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ, you should not only believe in him but also suffer. Philippians 1:29
Consider it pure joy, my brothers when you face trials of all kinds because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance, and let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-4
We worry that people we love will suffer, which is a gift from God that actively makes these people that we love more like Christ.
Still worried?
We could die. Someone we love could die.
If that "dying" person is a believer, here's what we're worrying about:
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more. Neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore for the former things have passed away. Revelation 21:4
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever. Revelation 22:1-5
We worry that we or our fellow believers will die, which is the path to a perfect-in-every-way-can't-be-any-better, eternal life with Jesus Christ.
Still worried?
We worry that if we die, our families will suffer too much.
We already know about suffering. What about the idea that we're giving ourselves a little too much credit? We're saying that our families just won't be able to live without us? It will just be too hard? God needs us? Let's get real. God created the world with a few words. Seems like He might not need our help.
Still think you're that important to the well-being of your families?
We worry that we might lose our husband's love.
When the LORD saw that Leah was not loved, He opened her womb. Genesis 29:31
A child. That's what Leah wanted more than anything. That's what she got when the LORD saw that she was not loved. God showed His love in the best way He could to Leah.
Can being loved by many people cloud our vision of God's love for us? Perhaps. Not necessarily.
So, like Leah, if we are not loved by our husbands, that can amplify our perception of God's love for us because of the work He will do.
Still worried?
Then keep reminding yourself of The Truth.
