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Should Christians Worry?

"Oh, I'm worrying again, I can't be trusting in God, so I'll beat myself up about that and worry some more." Of course we worry sometimes and it is a painful thing to go through, but it is a human reaction to life's circumstances. When you are a christian you want to trust God with the outcome of life's difficulties but going through the process to arrive at God's answer can be very difficult. Also when we remember that God's answer may be painful in itself, no matter how right and good, we are bound to be filled with worry. Trusting God is not always a simple or easy option. It is possible to trust God for a final outcome but also be realistic about the difficult pathway to it. So if you are trusting God but finding the day by day living a time of anxiety, don't beat yourself up about it. Exile comes before deliverance.
I've just had a worrying time with my daughter being late to give birth and having quite a difficult time. Happily the baby is now safely here. What sort of a mother would I have been if I had not been worried during this time? However there was trust in God also as I slept well each night. I'm sure Joseph had many worrying times in his life, but he kept believing in God and his purpose. See the story below.
Interesting Bible People: Joseph
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