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There Is Plenty About Which to Fret
Is my child safe? Will my boss fire me because I’m late? Are the roads icy? How much will food cost in 2020? Will there be a Christian boy/girl for my child to marry? What do we do now since the Supreme Court has legalized same-sex unions? How many more things are there over which you would like to FRET? There are a host of subjects. Yet, the Holy Spirit says, “Fret not thyself...” (Psalm 37:1,7-8). Do not “get all hot and bothered!” Do not “heat up!” Do not “get all worked up!” Do not be bitter. Do not worry about what evildoers are about to do! We cannot allow them to annoy us. We cannot let them worry us!
Fretting gives wicked men or those who prosper control over your emotions and life. They are not in control. They may threaten, make promises, or tell you what they are going to do. The truth is, they do not have control. Those who say, “today or tomorrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain” (James 4:13-14), have no idea what tomorrow brings. They most certainly should not have control of your heart and actions.
Psalm 37 is a wonderful answer to the troubles and worries which overwhelm the hearts of many. The psalmist shows us what a strong relationship with God will do. It calms the nerves. It satisfies the soul. It brings peace and contentment to the heart. In the text, those who are wicked “shall soon be cut down like the grass” (v. 2). “Commit thy way unto Jehovah; trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass” (v. 5). “Rest in Jehovah and wait patiently for Him...” (v. 7). “Cease from anger, and forsake wrath” (v. 8). “But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace” (v. 11). Glory be to God for this assurance. Do those words not comfort your spirit?
The words of Psalm 37 give us a truthful way to look at the world and those in the world. It inspires us to make God’s view of the world our view of the world. Filter everything through God and HIs word. See all things through God’s glasses, not the world’s. Let God define how we should feel, and what we should do in the world. Fret not thyself ever again
