We're not to worry about anything.
Philippians 4:6-7 (YLT) for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God; and the peace of God, that is surpassing all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
Bear with me. When you worry about this world and the things that happen in it, you get anxious and that's the belief that God isn't in control or that He cares. He died for everyone, but He's not a bully. He allows men to make up their own minds. When you trust in God and that He's 100% in control then you'll have peace that passes all understanding. It's when you feel you MUST do something to fix things then you worry. God fixed everything through Jesus, but men in sin, reject His way and problems occur. When you understand how much God loves us and has no more condemnation towards us because Jesus paid the wages of sin for us, then we look forward to Heaven and death has no sting. If you fear death it's because you do not yet trust fully in the power of God or His love for you. Let the dead bury the dead Jesus told one He called to follow Him. Our mission here on earth is to reconcile God with man. He's done all the hard work, we're just messengers.
2 Corinthians 5:18-19 (KJV) And all things [are] of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
God doesn't want blind faith. Now think about this:
Hebrews 11:1 (KJV) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
First
faith is a substance.
Substance is
A material of a particular kind or constitution. Faith isn't a concept or an idea, it's real, it exists in space and time. The substance is of things hoped for. That means those things didn't exist before. They were hoped for. Faith brought them into the real physical world. Faith is the evidence of things not seen. People seem to think that faith is a New Testament idea because the word only exists twice in the Old Testament. But it's the second time it's used that is the
faith we need:
Habakkuk 2:4 (KJV) Behold, his soul [which] is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
How can one live by faith? By trusting everything into the hands of God and His ability to execute rightly in whatever matter requires action or inaction. The word for
faith in Hebrew is
emunah (
אֱמוּנָה) and means:
1. literally firmness
2. figuratively security
3. morally fidelity
Hebrew is an amazing language. It's almost alive in the way it can convey messages. Every letter has a meaning all it's own, like the Egyptian hieroglyphs. Keep with me for just a second. The middle letter vav (
וּ) means by itself
nail or
hook as in
established or
connected. We say "I nailed it" meaning we've accomplished something. When you remove this letter from the word for faith you have the word
sure (
אָמנָה). Another way to say
sure or
firm is this word and means
truth (
אֶמֶת) which just happens to be the first, middle and last letter of the Hebrew alphabet! The word of God is TRUTH from beginning to end. Of that we can be
sure! And when we acknowledge this
truth, we have
faith! See how Hebrew plays on words and letter combination? Cool huh?
Here's a little more. Remember what I said about each letter having its own meaning? Well
truth (
אֶמֶת) means (
א) Sacrifice, (
מ)Waters, (
ת) Covenant. Jesus is the
Sacrifice and His side was pierced and out flowed blood and
Water to make a new
Covenant with us! Jesus is Truth! In fact, the Hebrew letters of today are actually Aramaic. The last letter that means Covenant was originally a CROSS (+)!
God has put His message in everything so man can have no excuse when we stand before Him. Glory to God!! I hope you enjoyed this and that it helps you understand how much God loves you and wishes only your best, and when you do understand, it will require faith! That means we will NOT have all the information on WHY the event happening in our lives is for our good!
God bless!