Fretting - or not?

In some recent meetings, we've been talking about how to understand and apply Psa 37 in our day-to-day struggles. In particular:
** Psa 37:1 "Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong;"
** 37:8 "Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;do not fret—it leads only to evil."
Looking at the promises in Psa 37 led us to John 15:4

** John 15:4 4 "Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me."

I was left with the 'take away" of "Great idea, I like the promises, but how do I do that?"

Psa 37
John 15

Your thoughts?

ryan said...
do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes... do not fret- it leads only to evil.

This is hard to do. When I see people in power making stupid decisions, its hard not to worry about it. Romans 13 comes to mind. "The authorities that exists have been established by God." We are supposed to submit to the governing authorities and if we don't then we are rebelling against God. Whaohhh! thats why i thought it was cool what McCain had to say after he lost the election. He was very respectful, accepting and even submissive of his new President Obama. That was big of him! maybe he knew that it was God's authority that he was submitting to.


Mark Polhamus said...
Yes, God established the authorities and intended them to govern in a Godly way. He also gave us all free will - so if the authorities call us to break God's clear commands we say "no".

Fretting - what about your personal fretting and worry?

Ryan said.......
"My personal fret and worry is a lot of times measured to what others think of me.
Do other people approve of what I am doing? Do people in my core think I am a good Core leader? Do they enjoy their one on ones? I know its silly but I guess a lot of my worry comes from how others view me or approve of me as a person."