The Worry-Free Lifestyle

The Worry-Free Lifestyle
Brad Reiches
May 8 2006 03:27AM

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Monday, May 8, 2006

A GodThoughts Classic

"5 Keys to a Worry-Free Lifestyle"

"Do not fret...Do not fret...Do not fret."

Psalm 37:1, 7, 8

An interesting word, "fret."  It means, "to gnaw, wear away, worry."  God says, "DON'T DO IT!"  Don't fret because of others.  Don't fret over things.  Don't fret about circumstances.  Sure it's easier said than done, but God gives us 5 keys to a "fret-less" life from Psalm 37.

Instead of fretting...Trust in the Lord.                             -see verse 3.

Instead of fretting...Delight yourself in the Lord.           -see verse 4. 

Instead of fretting...Commit your ways to the Lord.       -see verse 5.

Instead of fretting...Rest in the Lord.                              -see verse 7.

Instead of fretting...Wait for the Lord.                            -see verse 34.

Trust, delight, commit, rest, wait.  The 5 keys to a worry-free lifestyle.  The paraphrased version goes like this:

"Set your mind on the things above,

not on the things that are on earth...

Fix your eyes on Jesus."

Colossians 3:2; Hebrews 12:2

Losing the "T" and adding an "E" changes fret...to FREE!