Are You Among the Thorns?

It's amazing in gardening how unattended soil will have thorns come up and crowd out the plants you have unattended! It is so in our lives if we don't be attentive continually about things that come into our lives! We hear, "It's the popular thing now days!" "Try it just this one time!" "Everybody's doing it!" The more "thorns" there are, the less sensitive we become to the truth.

Matthew 13:22, Jesus explained, "The one who receives the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the Word, but worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth chokes it, making it unfruitful."

7 reasons to not let the thorns of worry take over your life:

1. The same GOD who created life in you can be trusted with the details of your life. (Matthew 6:25)

2. Worrying about the future hampers your efforts of today. (Matthew 6:26)

3. Worrying is more harmful than helpful. (Matthew 6:27)

4. GOD does not ignore those who depend on Him. (Matthew 6:28-30)

5. Worrying shows a lack of faith in and under standing of GOD. (Matthew 6:31-32)

6. Worrying keeps us from real challenges GOD wants us to pursue. (Matthew 6:33)
7.Living one day at a time keeps us from being consumed with worry. (Matthew 6:34)

So, let not the thorns of worry consume you and your life!