6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Philippians 4:6 ESV
This verse is one of the first adult-selected, self-selected memory verses for me. If you know me, you know I worry. I agonize. I awfulize. This sin in my life causes me to lose sleep. Make poor decisions. Eat poorly. It is generally a very unhealthy life choice. But this morning, I was struck with the realization that my person sin, has a negative affect on those around me.
When I worry I don't sleep well. When I don't sleep well I get irritable to those around me. When I don't sleep well I make poor decisions which can negatively affect others. When I don't sleep I get careless at work which leads to mistakes.
When I worry I can't focus. When I don't focus I don't finish projects. When I don't focus I miss deadline (or have to rush to meet them). When I don't focus, time with God becomes disjointed and infrequent.
God has revealed to me that what I used used to view as a personal, internal sin of worry, is much more. It affects those in my family as well as those at work. There are no "personal" sins. Each time we disobey our Heavenly father, there is fallout that has a negative affect on those around us unless we are quick to confess and correct.
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