Confession of Sin

The scripture assures us that if we confess our sins, that he will forgive us of said sins... SO... Here Goes.

No doubt there is a long is of sins that I could choose from, but I think that my greatest besetting sin isn't lust, greed, pride, or anger. I do struggle frequently with these, but my greatest and most debilitating sin is... You ready?!?

It's Worry!! Hebrews assures us that without faith it is impossible to please God because those who come to God must believe that he is and that he rewards those who seek him.

I have been worried sick the past couple of months about a laundry list of things.. The economy (national, local, and at my address). Getting our house finished and moving in. The health (or lack thereof) of my children recently. Pleasing my customers. What God has for me in the future. BIG stuff for me. I don't ever remember feeling as aimless as I do right now and it kills me.

Anyway, I woke early this morning and headed for Psalm 119 which I've been focusing on the past couple weeks, but I felt steered to the sermon on the Mount, so I went there and reigned in my focus desperately wanting God to speak to me clearly from his word. Well, it leaped of the page...

Matthew 6:25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Can it get any clearer than that? NO!

Why am I worrying? Because my focus is on what's here and now and not on the eternal. My heart is trusting in my own abilities to succeed and not on my Heavenly Father.

God, forgive me for doubting you. Forgive me for my lack of faith. Forgive me for doing what my own son does to me when he doubts my instruction and ability to protect him. Remove this fear from me and make me whole in my faith in YOU. I cry out to you, "I believe! Help my unbelief!"

Amen!