THE GOSPEL OF LUKE: - Vital Christianity

27I rob them of friends, as well as health,And things that are held most dear.And it matters not if they have wealth,They are not happy when I am near.But there are two smart ones where Ican’t abide--They are Faith and Hope, I declare!Wherever they go I stay outside--No room to crowd in there.”--H. I. AndrewsThe old cliche is true:If you’re worrying, you’re not trusting; and if you’re trusting; you’re not worrying.Trust and worry cannot sleep in the same bed. They are mutually antagonistic. The one negatesthe other.“Faith came singing into my room,And other guests took flight.Grief, anxiety, fear and gloom,Sped out into the night.I wondered that such people could be,But Faith said gently, “Don’t you see,That they can never live with me?”--AnonymousA motto has drawn a lot of attention states,“Why Trust When You Can Worry?”This motto draws attention to the fact that we are more prone to faithlessly worry about ourproblems, than to trust Almighty God to solve them. Isn’t it strange that we seem to be able to trust Godfor the most important matters in life such as our salvation, and yet we find it so difficult to trust Him forour everyday needs and concerns?