0911 抵挡忧虑，选择平安
永远不要说“我生性忧虑”，因为我已经赐给你一个无忧无虑的生命。忧虑曾经有给你带来祝福吗？我会像守护你的今天一样守护你的明天。你与我的关系意味着，我会为你承担每一个压垮你的重担，好让你可以把我的平安当作你自己的平安；我的爱会带你穿越眼前这短暂的困难。
亲爱的，你是按照我的形象被造的——举止和言行都像我。忧虑并非是计划的一部分，因此，当你任由忧虑吞噬你时，你才会感到如此糟糕。我希望你要抵挡忧虑，选择平安。忧虑并不能让事情好转，反而会让你远离信心，使你无法在我里面感受到真正的平安。请与我一同安息在我平安的青草地上，畅饮那宁静喜乐的溪水。将你的忧虑放在我的脚前，让我用我完全的平安来取代它们。
如果神能够用青草和花朵装扮田野和草地，祂难道不能同样装扮你吗？哦，你这个心里充满疑虑，苦苦挣扎的人啊！我再说一遍：不要让忧虑侵入你的生命。要超越对个人需求的焦虑而活。——路加福音 12:28–29
0911 Resist worry and choose peace.
Never say, “It is my nature to worry,” for I have given you a life that is carefree. Has worry brought you any blessings? I will take care of your tomorrow, as I have taken care of your today. Your relationship with me means that I will carry every burden that weighs you down, so that you can take my peace as your own. My love will carry you through this momentary difficulty.
Beloved, you were created in my image–to look and sound like me. And worry was not a part of that plan, which is why you feel so terrible when you allow it to consume you. I want you to resist worry and choose peace. Worrying isn’t going to make things better. It pushes you far from faith and prevents you from feeling true peace in me. Rest with me in the green pastures of my peace and drink from the quiet brook of bliss. Lay your worries at my feet and allow me to replace them with my perfect peace.
If God can clothe the fields and meadows with grass and flowers, can’t he clothe you as well, O struggling one with so many doubts? I repeat it: Don’t let worry enter your life. Live above the anxious cares about your personal needs. –LUKE 12:28-29