Friday, September 16, 2022

Fret

“Fret not” (Psalm 37:1, 7-8; Proverbs 24:19).

Here is what the dictionary states as to the word “fret.”

Fret: To be constantly or visibly worried or anxious…feel uneasy, be distressed, be upset, upset oneself, concern oneself…agonize…brood.

One of the most clever devices of our enemy Satan is to get the believer to fret. This he did with Hannah concerning her not having had children. “And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret” (1 Samuel 1:6).

However, instead of letting the Devil have his way and being constantly worried and anxious, there is an antidote. It is contained in Psalm 37 as well.

“Trust in the Lord” (verse 3).

“Delight thyself also in the Lord” (verse 4).

“Commit thy way unto the Lord” (verse 5).

“Rest in the Lord” (verse 7).

“Wait on the Lord” (verse 34).

These five things will keep us from fretting and make us happy, worry-free Christians.