Trust in the Lord
Jeremiah 17:7-8 But those who trust in the LORD will be blessed. They know that the LORD will do what he says. They will be strong like trees planted near a stream that send out roots to the water. They have nothing to fear when the days get hot. Their leaves are always green. They never worry, even in a year that has no rain. They always produce fruit.
Stress, or the need to alleviate it, is the number one felt need in society today. What does that say, pray tell, about the way we’re living our lives?
Perhaps you’ve heard me say this before but I’ll say it again, because I know it absolutely to be true. Whilst pressure is inevitable, stress is optional.
Pressures come at us from all sides – that’s life. How we respond to them is a choice. The stress response is but one option, although sadly for many, it’s the default option.
I totally get that. I’ve been there too, many a time. But these days, when I find myself instinctively taking the first few steps down the road of stress, there’s something that stops me from going any further; something that causes me to turn around and head in the opposite direction. Here it is:
Jeremiah 17:7-8 … those who trust in the LORD will be blessed. They know that the LORD will do what he says. They will be strong like trees planted near a stream that send out roots to the water. They have nothing to fear when the days get hot. Their leaves are always green. They never worry, even in a year that has no rain. They always produce fruit.
God has never, not once, failed to get me through a tough spot, to bring me out the other side changed for the better and blessed in ways that I couldn’t have imagined. No matter how hot, how dry, how tough those times were, somehow He’s always managed to grow fruit in my life.
The most powerful antidote to stress known to humankind is the trustworthiness of God.
Those who trust in the LORD will be blessed
That’s His Word. Fresh … for you … today.
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