My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my mitzvot [laws/teachings]. For length of days and years of life, and shalom [peace/completion] they will add to you. Proverbs 3:1-2, TLV
Does Worry Make Us Forget? L’shana Tova! Happy New Year! Yes, it is the Jewish New Year or head of the year. Also known as Yom Teruah—the Day of the Trumpets/Shofar—in the Bible. Like the Gregorian calendar New Year, it is a time of reflection. And, yes, we make “New Year’s” Resolution.
One of our New Year’s Resolutions would be to take better care of our health. I know for hubby and I it is. Did you know, medical professionals say that stress from worry and anxiety speeds up the aging process and can make one prone to depression?
Professionals also say that “decision-worry” is one of the most stressful things in our life. What decisions cause us worry?
- Poor decisions
- Other’s poor decisions
- Indecision
- Even, things that might take our right away to decide
It seems what we’re really worried about is a lack of control.
We want to be in control of our life. But when in history did that ever really work out well for humanity?
Heart Worries
What are the worries of our heart? Our family? Our job? Our finances? Our home? Our future? What happens when we worry? When we itemize the “what ifs” and try to control the outcome? I think we forget.
We forget our Heavenly Father’s teaching. His Son’s teaching. The wise counsel of the Holy Spirit. All that He has done for us in the past. We step outside the sacred place with Him.
In this chapter there are four references (verses 2, 8, 16, 22) to what happens when we trust the LORD and walk in true wisdom–there is healing for our body, not just our spirit and soul.
When we seek God and His wisdom, and when that wisdom comes into our heart, it will be our pleasure to know and understand things. Pleasure and shalom–peace. I like that.
No question, it’s worrisome out there in this world. Inside us, however, we should seek to remember who He is and what He says. Then length of days will be added to our life. And, even better, His peace will be part of our life, every single day. And that’s a great thing!
Think More About It
How do worries impact your emotions? Body? Faith?
Until tomorrow, may our days be filled with His shalom, my friends.
“So I say to you, do not worry about your life—what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing? Matthew 6:5, TLV
Don’t worry. *sigh* When there is plenty we seldom worry about food or clothing or a roof over our head. But when there is lack, or deadly challenges worry has a way of redirecting our focus on the difficulties. I get that, don’t you? And we’re not in the middle of a war—actual war zone! Perhaps today as we pray through our challenges we pray for Israel and her people to focus on the Lord and not how to resolve the unresolvable. Yes? God bless you and L’shana tova!
