What, Me Worry?

Perhaps you remember the fictional cover boy of Mad Magazine and his tag line: "What, Me Worry?"  Many Christians seem to have adopted a similar notion that we should have no cares, no anxiety, no worries. 

Perhaps you would agree and, if so, likely you would point me to Scriptures like Matthew 6:25 , “Therefore I tell you, do not worry..." Or Philippians 4:6, “Do not be anxious..."  You might argue that these passages seem plain enough that we are not to worry or be anxious.  

I would agree that we need not worry, but the very fact that we are being instructed not to worry or be anxious tells me we have worries and anxiety in the first place. If we didn't, there would be no need for the Lord to address those concerns. 

Rather than deny we have anxiety over some things or feel guilty for having any worries, we are told to redirect our fears: "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you" (1 Pet 5:7).  If we had no worries, we would have nothing to cast.

It's OK to own up to your fears, worries and anxieties, but it is wrong to own them. We are to transfer ownership to the Lord, who will defeat them.  

Jus' Sayn.