Make Up Your Mind

This morning I was reading in Luke chapter 21. It speaks of the signs of the end of the age. "Not a pretty sight", would be a good phrase to use. It can be very frightening to think of what might happen.

There was a scripture, that as I read it, it seemed to leap off the page and beg me to put it into application in so many areas of my life. In verse 14 it says, "But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves."

Many times I have fallen as a victim of fear as I have laid sleepless in bed and as I have tried to function throughout my days. When fear hits, it consumes every thought I have. But the above scripture gives fuel to guide my spirit in a new direction.

Yes, this scripture is speaking of end times. But it can also speak to us how to end our times of worry and fear. It can be applied into all areas of our lives.

BEFORE anything arises we need to MAKE UP OUR MINDS NOT TO WORRY! For the start of each new day, when our feet hit the bedside floor, we can speak with great confidence that "I have made up my mind not to worry today".

When we go into situations with our minds already made up then we will be determined not to waiver. When worry rears its ugly head we will give it no place of thought, for we have already made up our minds not to worry.

Yes we are in the end times. It time to make up our minds not to worry and put an end to the times of fear.