Don't Fret!
Matthew 6:25 NIV
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear.
Philippians 4:5b-6a NIV
The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition...
Psalm 37:1 ESV
Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!
Psalm 37:7 ESV
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
Psalm 37:8 ESV
Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
Fret: 1. Constantly or visibly worried or anxious
2a. to eat or gnaw into : CORRODE
The acid fretted the metal.
2b. RUB, CHAFE
The harness strap was fretting the horse.
1st Trust in the Lord
Psalm 37:3 ESV
Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
James 2:17 NASB
Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself.
Psalm 37:3 ESV
Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
Psalm 37:3 ESV
Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
2nd Delight yourself in the Lord
Psalm 37:4 ESV
Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 23:1 NLT
The Lord is my shepherd, I have all that I need.
Philippians 4:19 NIV
And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
3rd Commit your way to the Lord
Psalm 37:5 ESV
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.
Psalm 55:22 NIV
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.
1 Peter 5:7 NIV
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Psalm 37:5 ESV
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.
4th Be still
Psalm 37:7a ESV
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself...
Psalm 37:17 NLT
For the strength of the wicked will be shattered, but the Lord takes care of the godly.
Psalm 37:23 NLT
The Lord directs the steps [and the stops] of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.
Psalm 37:25 NLT
Once I was young, and now I am old. Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned or their children begging for bread.
