Let It Go

From: The Upper Room Daily Devotional

Luke 12:22-23 "Jesus said to his disciples: '. . . I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.'"

I was sitting in church one Sunday morning, thinking about all the work I had to do. Even though I was happy to be there, I couldn't get these troublesome thoughts out of my head. I had just met one crucial deadline and was dreading additional challenges that I faced in the coming weeks. For some reason, my mind was obsessed with these concerns, and I wasn't able to worship.

I tried to tell myself that my concerns weren't that important and that they could wait until Monday. I kept struggling to give them over to God and to find some sense of relief.
Finally, a verse of scripture came to me as I sat in the pew, "Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself" (Matt. 6:34). I realized that I had become obsessed with my sense of responsibility and self-importance.

I finally understood that I wasn't really in control and that God would help me handle my work in the proper time. By letting go of my concerns, I could let God take care of them so that I could worship wholeheartedly - "in spirit and in truth" (John 4:23). - Douglas Brown