Worry and Anxieties!

 Worry and Anxieties!

With the second wave of Covid-19, aka Wuhan flu, aka ChiNa flu on the rise, why are you anxious?

Look at what the Bible says about worrying.

Matthew 6:31 BSB Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

Matthew 6:34 BSB Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

Psalm 139:23 NLT Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

Ecclesiastes 2:22 NLT So what do people get in this life for all their hard work and anxiety?

Luke 10:41 BSB “Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.

Luke 12: 22Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. 23For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

25Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?c 26So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

27Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin.d Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. 28If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!

29And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it. 30For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31But seek Hise kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

In the beginning the scientific experts said there was no need to stop or restrict flights from foreign countries. They also said masks don’t work. But now we have actual studies that show flight restrictions helped stop the spread. More studies say N95 masks help but pull up face wraps, homemade masks don’t.

The studies also show the virus can enter through your eyes. And that heating and ventilation systems help spread the virus so shields don’t help.

If the POTUS, FLOTUS and their son can get the virus 🦠 with daily testing and everyone they come in contact with are tested prior, what can we do to keep from getting the virus?

This verse tells us what to do.

Philippians 4:6 BSB Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Pray about your anxieties, pray for protection, pray if you get sick and pray some more.

We can also be smart, stay informed and don’t do anything that puts you at risk. Keep your distance, don’t congregate in groups, if you believe masks help then wear them, wash your hands, use anti bacterial hand soap and hand sanitizer. 

Do you pray about your anxieties or do you let your anxieties have control over you?

Blessings, David