A Woman to Woman Article
Don’t Worry...Be Happy
It’s a wild, wicked world out there. How can I possibly not worry? The times we are living in seem so much more evil than five, ten or twenty years ago.
When we turn on the television, it is a shame the way people are now allowed to swear and expose themselves sensually to the world. When we listen to the news, we see and hear about terrible things like murders, rapes and crimes of all sorts.
We take our car out on the freeway and practically get run off the road. So how can we be happy and not worry you say?
Yes, it is a wild, wicked world, isn’t it? The only way to escape the horror out there is to turn to God and repent. If we begin to do acts of kindness, showing God we mean business, He will be there to accept us, change us, protect us and make our lives peaceful and content, so that we can be happy and not worry. (Acts 26:20).
God’s word is filled with His Ways—yes, His Ways of peace and happiness. Impossible, you say? No, not impossible with God. With Him, all things are possible (Matt. 19:26). You don’t have to believe me—just try living His simple Way, and you can prove to yourself that the way to have peace is by doing God’s Will. Yes, peace in a wild, wicked world filled with anxiety and pressure.
God’s Ways are like a pressure release valve on a pressure cooker. When things like anxiety and the pressures of the world build up, give them to God through prayer. Think outwardly and do something good for someone and you will find relief. In other words, come out of self. It works! Our biggest problem has always been our self. If we could only get out of our way, we could be successful! Does this ring a bell in your head? It sure does in mine. We need to put to death our evil ways, by the way the Lord has given us instruction to do (1 Peter 5:10-11; Rom. 12:21).
God wants us to constantly serve others to please Him. This is His Will. Yes, this is God’s Way.
I was thinking about God’s word the other day, and Psalm 128:1 was going through my mind. “How blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways.” What a beautiful world this would be if everyone lived by God’s precious Ways. There would be no reason for worry and would be nothing but happiness. Now that is a beautiful world!