Why worry when you can meditate?

That is the title of a daily devotional that I got a couple days ago from The Purpose Driven Life And there were some very interesting things pointed out so I thought I would write a blog about it. Oh and the 3 chapters from "Its not about me" are coming tonight!

If you are a chronic worrier, you would be a good meditator. John says that meditation is focused thinking, and worry is focused thinking. Worry focuses on what we cant answer or solve. If you can meditate on God's word throughout the day instead of worrying, you will be much happier. Worrying is not productive, and a waste of time (in my opinion) but think of if this way, if you worry a lot, replace all that worrying with meditating on God's word. Can you imagine how happy that would make Him? WOW

John gives us this advice "Try this today: If you catch yourself worrying, turn your thoughts instead to God and His word. Take a portion of scripture and turn it over and over in your mind. Remember what God has done for you. Be thankful"

I dont know about you, but I am going to do that!

Matthew 6: 25- 34 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

Psalm 1:1-2 "Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night."