ANXIOUS!!!

Philippians 4:6

"do not be "ANXIOUS" about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."

According to dictionary.com, the following is true about ONE specific word:       ANXIOUS

adjective

1. full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Her parents were anxious about her poor health.

The mere fact that we want to know how our lives will "pan out" is the antithesis to "FAITH".   JESUS told HIS followers in Luke 12:25-28 (ESV) "And which of you by being "ANXIOUS" can add a single hour to his span of life?  If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you "ANXIOUS" about the rest?  Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.  But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!"

FAITH that totally trusts in GOD is not something you are born with.   It is something you have to grow and cultivate.   

We have a HUGE shade tree in our yard.  I played in and on this tree when I was a kid.   This tree is Big (shade is over 100 feet wide at top) and Strong and did not just appear overnight.  It must grow through rain, drought, wind, lightening and numerous other assaults to mature into a wonderful blessing.  We have to grow, through many storms and turmoil, into a vessel that GOD can use.  I pray that I will TRUST in HIM for everything!