Judy Newz

A Penny for Your Worries May 25, 2008

Isaiah 26:3-4 NIV

“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast,because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal.”

So often we allow the things of time to loom larger in our gaze than the things of eternity. “The tiniest of coins, when held close to the eyes, can blot out the sun.” says Selwyn Hughes.

When we worry about something it becomes so large that we cannot see clearly. Our vision becomes clouded and we may lose sight of our trust in God.

Imagine this. You have one eye shut and one eye open. You are holding a penny six inches away from your open eye. This penny symbolizes your worry. Now slowly move the penny closer to your open eye. What happens? It blots out the light and looms very large in front of you doesn’t it?

Worry is like that. As you focus on your worry, it becomes all you can see, it blots out all light and hope around you.

Now imagine this.What if you were to slowly move the penny away from your open eye? What happens? Notice with the penny away from your eye, that you can read the message God has for you on the penny. See it? “In God We Trust.”

Don’t allow your worries to so cloud your vision that you lose sight of your trust in God. Take your cares to Him.