The Sweet Truth About Worry

Hi, friends! I have (what could be) a little truth bomb to share with you today. Did you know that worry is a sin? You probably know you shouldn’t worry and that you should trust the Lord, but to straight up call it a sin can sound kind of harsh, right? When I first realized worry was a sin I wasn’t very happy about that discovery. It’s something that is so so natural and seems justifiable in so many situations. I didn’t want to own it as sin.

I remember the day it really hit me how sweet it is that worry is a sin. I was in college, stressed about relationships and classes I’m sure. I was driving down the road and thinking about all the things I felt anxious about, trying to trust the Lord and asking for His help. I knew I shouldn’t worry and that He would be faithful, but in that drive I remember asking the Lord to forgive me for worrying and it hit me. If he has commanded me not to worry and I need forgiveness for when I do worry, then it must be a sin. Just read Luke 12, Matthew 6, or Philippians 4:6-7 to see that we are actually COMMANDED not to worry about anything. Those were parables and verses that I for sure knew, but I hadn’t thought through it logically. I knew God was faithful and I knew I shouldn’t worry, but that day I took those truths, connected them, and flipped them. I told myself that if worry is a sin, then God must have it all figured out. I know, I know. It sounds so simple, but somehow changing it to that kind of “if, then” statement has really helped me.

How sweet of the Lord to command us not to worry. If we had reason to worry, then he wouldn’t have told us not to. The fact that I am sinning when I worry is evidence that my God is good and faithful. He will always fulfill His purposes and they are always far better than what I could imagine. So why waste a moment worrying when we have an amazing God who already has the details of our lives figured out?