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Dear Young Christian,
I read an article the other day about a Chicago physician who had to abandon the use of dogs in an ulcer research program. The dogs refused to get tense or worry, which are prominently listed as two of the main causes of ulcers. The doctor concluded that, if you inflict an ulcer upon a dog by artificial methods, he will sit down and placidly cure himself by refusing to be bothered about anything.
This rather amused me, and it also made me think. By nature, I tend to be a worrier. I have often thought about the words of David when he said, “Fret not thyself” (Psalm 37:7). What will we worry about this week? Or will we calmly, confidently, be able to commit things to the Lord, knowing that He is in control and working everything for our good? Here is a good verse to take with us as another week of activity begins: “Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself” (Matthew 6:34)
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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