During a recent time of devotion, I came to a familiar passage in Matthew 6:25-33. As I read the text I was suddenly struck by a short yet piercing question that Jesus asked: “Why do you worry…?” The question gripped my heart and sent me on a quest to find a reasonable answer.
The word translated worry in the NKJV comes from the Greek word merimnao meaning “to be anxious about; to have care or take thought, through the idea of distraction.”[1] The word suggests that a preoccupation with life’s circumstances and problems will split our attention, divide our focus, and derail our faith.
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Several years ago, we seized an opportunity to build a new home. In preparation for this major undertaking, we put our residence on the market and, in very short order, found ourselves in escrow for the sale of our home. Over the ten years that we had lived in that house, we had been blessed to fill each room with precious treasures. In spite of our daily commitment to organization and cleanliness, as well as an exhausting cleaning overhaul performed some months prior, my husband and I agreed that there was still quite a bit that we would have to pack for our impending move. So, while the prospect of building our dream home was exhilarating, the thought of trying to pack ten years of memories and thirteen rooms of material was mind-boggling. But, we recognized that there was no other way. If we were going to move from one house to another, we had to pack.
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Why Do You Worry?
During a recent time of devotion, I came to a familiar passage in Matthew 6:25-33. As I read the text I was suddenly struck by a short yet piercing question that Jesus asked: “Why do you worry…?” The question gripped my heart and sent me on a quest to find a reasonable answer.
The word translated worry in the NKJV comes from the Greek word merimnao meaning “to be anxious about; to have care or take thought, through the idea of distraction.”[1] The word suggests that a preoccupation with life’s circumstances and problems will split our attention, divide our focus, and derail our faith.
Unpacking to Move
Several years ago, we seized an opportunity to build a new home. In preparation for this major undertaking, we put our residence on the market and, in very short order, found ourselves in escrow for the sale of our home. Over the ten years that we had lived in that house, we had been blessed to fill each room with precious treasures. In spite of our daily commitment to organization and cleanliness, as well as an exhausting cleaning overhaul performed some months prior, my husband and I agreed that there was still quite a bit that we would have to pack for our impending move. So, while the prospect of building our dream home was exhilarating, the thought of trying to pack ten years of memories and thirteen rooms of material was mind-boggling. But, we recognized that there was no other way. If we were going to move from one house to another, we had to pack.