Surrendering Ownership
"Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 'Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’" - Matthew 6:30-31
It’s been said that 95% of the things we worry about never happen. Then why do we worry?
One of the biggest problems we face in this area is that we tend to worry about that which we own. You may worry about your home, car, and family, but you don’t worry about mine. If God truly owns all you have, your worry quotient will greatly diminish.
A few years ago, three men from my church took me to a football game in Gainesville, Florida. Since I was to preach the next morning in a nearby town, I decided to drive my car. On our way, we stopped at a Burger King in Ocala to have lunch. I decided I would leave my car in their parking lot and ride the rest of the way with my friends.
On our return, we stopped at the Burger King and my car was gone—stolen. We called our wives, the Pastor I was preaching for the next day and the police. After a two-hour delay, and filing a police report, we started home. My mind was racing. How I would get back to preach the next day? Just then our driver said, “Oh boy.” There it was—another Burger King on the same side of the road two miles from the one we just left. There sitting under the light was my car, exactly where I had left it. What a relief—but how embarrassing.
One of the men with me observed that, through the ordeal, he did not see me get rattled or angry. This would not have been my normal reaction, but God had been dealing with me about ownership and worry. Realizing the car was God’s, helped me to keep things in perspective. Whatever you own is your worry, so give it all to God and let Him worry about it.
Prayer
Lord, help me to surrender ownership of all the things you have given me. May I only worry if there is something in my life that will hinder me from knowing and loving you more. Amen.
It’s been said that 95% of the things we worry about never happen. Then why do we worry?
One of the biggest problems we face in this area is that we tend to worry about that which we own. You may worry about your home, car, and family, but you don’t worry about mine. If God truly owns all you have, your worry quotient will greatly diminish.
A few years ago, three men from my church took me to a football game in Gainesville, Florida. Since I was to preach the next morning in a nearby town, I decided to drive my car. On our way, we stopped at a Burger King in Ocala to have lunch. I decided I would leave my car in their parking lot and ride the rest of the way with my friends.
On our return, we stopped at the Burger King and my car was gone—stolen. We called our wives, the Pastor I was preaching for the next day and the police. After a two-hour delay, and filing a police report, we started home. My mind was racing. How I would get back to preach the next day? Just then our driver said, “Oh boy.” There it was—another Burger King on the same side of the road two miles from the one we just left. There sitting under the light was my car, exactly where I had left it. What a relief—but how embarrassing.
One of the men with me observed that, through the ordeal, he did not see me get rattled or angry. This would not have been my normal reaction, but God had been dealing with me about ownership and worry. Realizing the car was God’s, helped me to keep things in perspective. Whatever you own is your worry, so give it all to God and let Him worry about it.
Prayer
Lord, help me to surrender ownership of all the things you have given me. May I only worry if there is something in my life that will hinder me from knowing and loving you more. Amen.
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