Fretting and Worrying - Oswald Chambers

                                      

                                                 Fretting and Worrying 

                                                                        --   Words from Oswald Chambers

"Do not fret. It only causes harm " (Psalm 37:8).

"Fretting means getting ourselves 'out of joint' mentally or spiritually.

Resting in the Lord is not dependent on your external circumstances, but on your relationship with God Himself. 

Worrying always results in sin.

We tend to think that a little anxiety and worry are simply an indication of how wise we really are, yet it is a much better indication of just how wicked we really are.

Fretting rises from our determination to have things our own way.

Our Lord never worried and was never anxious, because His purpose was never to accomplish His own plans but to fulfill God's plans.

Fretting is wickedness for a child of God.

Deliberately tell God that you will not fret about whatever concerns you.

All your fretting and worrying is caused by planning without God."