When my family and I moved to California from Iowa, as you can imagine, we encountered several changes in the vernacular: pop is called soda, we drive on the freeway instead of the interstate, and after church we gather in the foyer (foy-ay), not in the foyer (foy-yer).
But a new phrase that stood out to me to most was “No Worries.” In this part of the country, people say “No Worries” for “you’re welcome,” “no problem,” or “don’t mention it.”
This week I’ve heard “no worries” just a few times from neighbors (they called it out from over six feet away!) And I got to thinking about “No Worries.”
No worries. Honestly, there is so much that we are all worried about right now. It seems like each day there are more tragedies, more disappointments, more fears.
And I don’t want to sound trite, but today working to remember that we are told in Scripture not to worry. I have to remind myself about a thousand times a day to not worry. Do you, too? It takes a lot of discipline not to worry about the possibility of job loss, sickness, or not being able to buy our groceries or other supplies.
I’ve been meditating on these verses in particular.
Jesus said, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? …Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
– from Matthew chapter 6
I think of this quote from Corrie ten Boom, the famous WWII survivor. She agrees with Jesus:
But practically, how do we do this? How do we stop worrying? Its easy to say, “I’m going to stop worrying.” But its much harder to actually stop! For me, I’ve realized that I can’t truly do this on my own. I must have help. I turn to the ultimate Helper and ask him to show me how.
Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. Psalm 54:4
Isn’t it wonderful that we can call out to Jesus, the one who knows how hard it is to trust and to not worry. He understands what it means to be human! He tells us not to worry, and then he is available to help us.
My prayers sound like this, “Lord, you’ve always met out needs before. Help me to trust that you’ll do it again. Help me to remember that you are my helper and provider. Help me not to worry.”
During this Holy week, join me? Give your worries to the merciful, loving Savior who gave his life for us. He wants us to have “No worries.”
Cast all your cares upon him because he cares for you. I Peter 5:7
Cathy says
Thanks so much for your note today. Very comforting and uplifting.
Your kids’ art is terrific!
Annie says
Thank you, Cathy. All we can do is trust in the Lord at this time! Thanks for your kind words about the arts; we use Youtube tutorials a lot! Its wonderful because you can pause or rewind whenever necessary. 🙂 Hope you have a wonderful Easter!