What worry really says about you

Worry means you don't really trust God. You don't trust him to keep his word and take care of you. You don't trust that he is able. You don't trust that he is loving. You don't trust God so you are basically saying "I don't believe you" "I'm on my own in everything" "No one will take care of me but me" In a sense you are saying God's not really there..

Or maybe you are questioning God in general. How can you trust someone you don't really know? This is where I have been at. I knew God. Then I lost my footing because of verses that suddenly troubled me. But look outside. Look at the sun and the moon and the stars. See how small you are on this earth. This earth is actually only a speck in the universe. There are multitudes of Galaxies. Endless. We are so small, just created human beings. Our bodies and our souls.. they were created and belong to God. I was reminded of this and became humbled. 

There are verses that say God is a loving merciful God. No you cant save yourself in your own power because you don't have power in and of yourself. You cant will yourself to be saved. It must be God's mercy. His mercy saves you. Through the blood of Jesus. Faith in him is the requirement. If you are struggling, pray with a humble heart. Ask him to reveal himself to you. But remember you are not God. Learn who he is. 

Then you can begin to trust him.

Then you can let worry go.

* Thanks to my boyfriend, Jeff Dul, for this picture

1 Peter 1:9

Receiving the end of your faith-- the salvation of your souls. 1 Peter 1:9 NKJV

The Greek:

Komizomenoi: bring, receive, carry

To: the

Telos: an end, purpose, tax

Tes: the

Pisteos: faith, belief, trust

Hymon: you

Soterian: deliverance, salvation

Psychon: the soul, life

Receiving the purpose of your faith, the deliverance of your soul.

Dictionary:

Purpose: the reason something exists

Faith: confidence or trust

Deliverance: salvation

Salvation: saved from the penalty of sin

Soul: your feelings, thoughts, and actions

Receiving the reason for your trust in God, your soul being saved from sin.

~~There is a reason we trust in God. We will receive a reward for trusting in him. Our very souls will be saved from the penalty of sin. Being saved from sin is an unusual thought for some. To some sin is something they strive to avoid but are allured by it. Actually we all are. It's our fallen nature. But, the reality is that sin is ugly. And God wants to save you from that ugliness. Being saved from sin so that sin no longer entices you or controls you is one of the greatest gifts God can give. When we trust him, and we know that he loves us; he gives us his very best. A life of meaning and purpose in this life and totally free from sin in the next. ~~

1 Peter 1:6-7 (Continued)

In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:6-7 NKJV

This is a continuation of the previous post on 1 peter. This time I will break down verse 7. 

If you would like to see the Greek letters, a comparison of versions, similar verses, or the strong's concordance then you can click here for the website I use.

ok so on to verse 7

Hina: in order that, so that
To: the
Dokimion: test, trial, what is genuine
Hymon: you, your
Tes: the
Pisteos: faith, belief, trust
Polytimoteron: of great value
Chrysiou: a golden ornament, gold
Tou: the
Apollymenou: destroy, lose, perishing
Dia: through, on account of
Pyros: fire, trials
De: but, on the other hand, and
Dokimazomenou: put to the test, prove, examine, be refined
Heurethe: find
Eis: into, in, among, for, till
Epainon: commendation, praise
Kai: and, even, also
Doxan: honor, renown, glory
Kai: and, even, also
Timen: a price, honor
En: in, on, among
Apokalypsei: unveiling, uncovering, revealing
Iesou: Jesus
Christou: anointed one, messiah, Christ

So that the test of your faith, of greater value than gold that perishes, though it is put to the test through fire, may be found to praise, glory, and honor in the revealing of Jesus Christ.

Test: establishes the reliability of something

Faith: complete trust

Perishes: complete destruction

Praise: approval

Glory: great beauty

Honor: high respect

Revealing: making known

So that the test of your trust in God, which has greater value than gold that is destroyed, though it is put to the test through fire, may be found approved, of great beauty and highly respected when Jesus is made known to the whole world. 

~ So, a test examines the reliability of something; whether it works and is real. God wants our faith to be real and to work so he puts us through tests. Our trust in God is even more valuable than Gold. But after we have gone through the test of fire and survived, we will find that we are approved by God, and that our trust in him is a beautiful thing and others will see it too. They will have a lot of respect for you as a person. At the end of time we will see Jesus as he really is. The whole world will. Every one that ever lived will know that Jesus is Lord. ~