• Ross Cunningham •
• Originally published January 22, 2009 at 12:13 p.m., updated January 22, 2009 at 12:13 p.m.

Living a life without worry is a lot of times easier to say than to do in these troubled times that we live. The televisions we watch have 24 hours of non-stop news, and if you watch enough of this, it will cause you stress. Recession, depression, rape, murders, wars, terrorism, bailouts and other bad news are constants on the air waves. The prayer God gave us in the Bible in Psalms 23 isn’t, give us this day our daily bad news. It is possible for every believer to walk in a stress free life with God’s help. Matthew 23:1-7 states, “Then Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.’ ” It is God’s will and desire that we live a worry free life. The burdens and problems you carry are too heavy a load for you to carry. It is when we give our problems to God that our load is made light and the answer is a prayer away. Matthew 6: 25-33 states, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matagorda County always has more species of birds than any place in the U.S., and they always have just the right food to eat for that species of bird and there is never a shortage. In the same way God will take care of your needs when you give it to him and trust him. It is only through God that you can live a stress free life. Here are some tips for living a stress and worry free life. First learn to go to God for repentance when you sin. The Bible says that worry is a sin because worry brings torment and lack of peace in your life. Learn to go to God quickly in repentance will bring peace and joy back into your life. Another key to living a stress free life is to be a person who is quick to forgive. If you have hurt feeling toward others, it will definitely cause you great stress. Having unforgiveness is like drinking poison and expecting someone else to die. Learn this year to trust God in every area of your life and you will not worry instead you will have peace and joy.

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