When We Wonder and Worry

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. - Jeremiah 29:11

Worried? Pray your troubles away. 

”God is worried about you. Of course, God doesn’t worry as we do – pacing the floor, scratching his head, and biting his fingernails. God is sovereign, holy, omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent. So God cannot have panic attacks. But he is worried about you in the sense that he his intimately aware of what your dealing with. He cares about your situation. And he is actively at work on your behalf. Jeremiah 29:11 puts it this way: “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” If that is true, what in the world are you worrying about? Pray your troubles away.” (https://hbcharlesjr.com/resource-library/articles/gods-answer-for-your-anxiety/) H. B. Charles

God is at work and he never needs to react

”The basis for giving thanks in the difficult circumstances is what we learn about God in Scripture—His sovereignty, wisdom, and love—as they’re brought to bear upon all the unexpected and sudden shifts and turns in our lives. In short, it’s the firm belief that God is at work for our good in absolutely all our circumstances. It’s the willingness to accept this truth from God’s Word and rely upon it without having to know just how He is working for our good. 

To derive the fullest comfort and encouragement from this truth, we must realize that God is at work in a preactive, not reactive, fashion. God does not just respond to an adversity in our lives to make the best of a bad situation. He knows before He initiates or permits the adversity exactly how He will use it for our good.” - Jerry Bridges