The Coronavirus and Worry
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The Coronavirus and Worry
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Blame and Scapegoating
Theodicy (M): Misc. beliefs about why God lets a pandemic happen
R2: Refutation, polemic, opposition to Other viewpoints
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Worry is doubting God. “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19, NIV. “For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.” Matthew 6:32, NIV.- Many people are not trusting God for what they need. The starting point is a humble attitude, “God is God and I’m not...” When we understand that, all of a sudden the worry starts draining out of our lives. Beautiful phrase here, “Your heavenly Father knows that you need them”- He knows what we need. How many times do we act like God doesn’t know what we need? When we worry, we are acting like an atheist. We are acting like there is no God. Worry is practical atheism. We really don’t believe that God can get us out of this mess. When we start depending on ourselves and we assume that we have to figure it all out rather than trusting, that’s called playing God. That’s a poor testimony. If we claim to be a follower of Jesus Christ and we are worried all the time, that’s a lousy witness to the world.
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2022-12-16
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Davon Huss