Read the transcript from today's video devotional.
Have you had times where you just got frustrated because people didn't seem to trust you to do your job, or just trust you in the role that you have? It could be your job, your spouse, your children, or your parents. It doesn't matter who it is. That can be really frustrating when it's like, just trust me. I know what I'm doing. I've got this.
I would love to go at our Verse of the Day today with that lens in mind. Very different perspective on this particular verse. The Verse of the Day is Philippians chapter 4 and verse 6, and this is what it says: Don't worry about anything. Instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank Him for all He has done.
A Different Lens on Worry
The reason why I started off with that lens is because a lot of times when we look at a verse like this, "don't worry about anything," we immediately internalize it. We think about ourselves—don't we? Sometimes we can stay up at night worrying about tomorrow, worrying about what else is going on. Imagine if we shifted that lens and instead of being so focused on our role in worry, we start learning about God in His capability.
Imagine how you feel with someone not trusting you to do your job, because, I know what I'm doing. I know how to do this. I've done this before. Imagine if we worried so much or somebody was so worried about what we were going to do and if we were going to do it right, or do it the way that they think we should do it. That is really frustrating because we know how to do this. We got it.
As much as we want to be trusted in our own capability of what we are able to do and what our role is and what our job is, imagine the God of the universe loving you and caring about you so much that He has a perfect plan for you. When we worry about it, it's almost like we're standing over the God of the universe's shoulder and saying, "Are You going to do this right"
Can you imagine if we could physically live that out and demonstrate that? Can you imagine what we would really think of in that situation? It's like, what am I doing? Why am I looking over God's shoulder and thinking He's not capable to do that?
God's Proven Track Record
That's why the lens of this verse is so unique. If we look at it through that perspective, instead of just focusing so much on our worry, shifting that perspective of focus on God's capability. You know, I love what Mark Twain said about worry. He said, "I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened." I love that, because here's Mark Twain talking about all the troubles he went through, and he said, actually, most of them never happened. Why? He's talking about worrying.
A lot of times the worry—what we're worrying about—actually never transpires the way we think it is. We've filled in blanks of things that potentially could happen in the future. What does that do? It's something that we don't acknowledge, but really, it's not trusting God that He has your best interest at heart, that what's going to happen in the future is somehow outside of God's capability. If you trust Him in it and through it, imagine what this journey could look like as God is in control.
Leave It in God’s Capable Hands
The end of the verse says, "tell God what you need and thank Him for all He has done." Catch that. That is the dynamic we're looking for because when we're thanking Him for what He has done, we're reminded of what He has done, looking at what He's accomplished in our life. Guess what? We're bringing that to the forefront instead of the unknown of tomorrow. We're bringing to the forefront what God has done in the past to remind you of His capability for the future.
I would love for you to take some time, and instead of worrying about and processing and thinking through all the things that you don't know, actually take some time to reflect on what is known, to thank God for the things He has done, and be reminded of His capability that He can handle what you're bringing to Him today. Just bring it to Him, talk to Him about it, and leave it with His capable hands.
