During the sermon this week, our pastor said something that has stuck with me. It was a short phrase and wasn’t even the main part of the message. But for some reason it continues to resonate with me. Maybe that’s because it’s a truth spoken a little differently. Here’s the phrase:

Worry is just another form of atheism.

When he said it I even cocked my head to the side a little and let it sink in (then I grabbed a pen and wrote it down). He went on to explain that if we are worrying, it’s because we aren’t trusting God…aren’t letting God be God. Instead, we are taking on the problem ourselves because we don’t believe God will come through or that God is able to take care of us (or the situation we’re facing). We figure God must need our help…but then we realize that we aren’t really able to handle it either…so we worry.

Scripture is very clear that we are never to worry. I think we all struggle with worry and anxiety. I know I do!

Maybe that’s because we’ve all got a little atheist in us that just doesn’t really trust God enough to take care of us (even though He promises to do so over and over and over again!!). So today I am trying to turn over a new leaf and let God be God…to let God take care of my problems.

I’ll let you know how it goes…