When dealing with worry I have often suggested that the worrier consider the “worst case scenario.” For almost all worries, the worst that could happen is that we could die and, for the Christian, that is not loss but gain. It is interesting to consider that Brother Lawrence said that the worst that could happen to him was to lose that sense of God which he had enjoyed so long.
How wonderful to believe that the sense of God’s presence is the most important thing in your life. Such is surely worth pursuing. One of the great things about that sense of the presence is that it comes with a guarantee. The goodness of God assured Brother Lawrence He would not forsake him utterly and that God would give him strength to bear whatever evil He permitted to happen to him. Brother Lawrence, therefore, said he feared nothing.
If we get so accustomed to the presence of God, we come to know His loving nature and become aware of the intensity of His love.
Are you wasting time in worry? Consider what is really the worst thing that could happen to you? I am becoming convinced that the worst is to live life without knowledge of the presence of God. Should we waste one more day without that?
Be blessed.
Nick
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