Over four years ago, My son Chris, moved from home in Michigan and went to Florida, because he needed to get away from the friends he was getting in trouble with (drugs and drinking). Within two days he had a job. He has been working ever since. He has gotten his drivers license back and has not gotten in any trouble. Earlier this week, the friend that he had gotten in so much trouble with moved to florida to live with Chris. I am trying very hard not to worry. I have talked to Chris a lot about it, and he doesn't want Cody there but he feels that as a friend he couldn't say he didn't want him there. Cody is a very heavy drinker and he thinks that since Chris straightened himself out by going away he can too. I don't think he realizes how hard Chris had to work to get where he is. It was not easy for him.
I have turned the problem over to God and every morning I will think to myself, I wonder what God has planned for Cony and Chris today. Carol > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "DREW PARKER III" <[email protected] >To: <[email protected] >Date sent: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:28:20 -0500 >Subject: {dbilg} Re: Jan 15 - Don't Worry! devotional from kcm >I used to worry about things frequently but the past several years rarely find myself worrying. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: O.Addison Gethers > To: Deaf-blind inspirational life groups ; Resting place groups ; bsfm groups > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 8:29 AM > Subject: {dbilg} Jan 15 - Don't Worry! devotional from kcm > Jan 15 - Don't Worry! > "Therefore do not worry and be anxious." > (Matthew 6:31) > ----------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- > Dear Addison, > God is vehemently against worry. Jesus preached against it. Paul preached against it. The whole Bible preaches against worry because it was designed by > Satan to produce stress, strain, and death. > Yet many of us still act as if it's an option, as if we're free to worry if we want to. But we're not! Worrying is a sin. It's one of those things the > Word of God directly commands us not to do. > What are you supposed to do then with all the concerns you have about your problems? In 1 Peter 5:7, God says you should "cast them all upon Him." All. > Not 75 percent of them. Not all of them but the ones about your kids. All of them! > Your confession every morning should be, "I do not have a care in this world because I've cast every one of them onto my Lord." > Let me illustrate how that works. Let's say you were standing about 20 feet away from me and I tossed my car keys to you. If someone else were to come > to me and say, "Brother Copeland, I need the keys to your car. I need to use it." I would say, "I can't help you. I cast my keys over on him. I don't have > them anymore." > That's what you need to do with your worries. You need to cast them over on the Lord and not take them back. If Satan brings a worried thought to your > mind, saying, "What if this terrible thing happens?" then you can tell him to talk to God about it. It's in His hands, not yours! > Once you do that, changes will start to take place in your life. Problems you've been fretting about for years will start being solved. You'll no longer > be tying God's hands with your worrying. His power can begin to operate because you've acted in faith and cast your cares on Him! > Remember, though, God will not take your cares away from you. You have to give them to Him. Then you have to replace those worries with the Word. You are > the one who has to keep your thoughts under control. But you can do it. The Greater One dwells within you. He is able to put you over. Commit to it. You'll > never have to worry again. > ----------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- > Scripture Study: Psalm 55 > O. Addison Gethers > e-mail address : [email protected] or [email protected] > window live messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
