Billy Graham once wrote, “Someone once said, “Worry is the interest paid on trouble before it comes due.”
Hmmm. Interesting thought.
In the Bible a man named Job once said “What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me.” [Job 3:25 (NIV)]
We as humans worry and fret, get anxious, and lose sleep often over nothing.
A man went to his doctor and said, “Doc, I’m having a hard time breathing, my neck feels tight and my eyes are bulging. Upon a thorough exam, the doctor told the man he had three weeks to live. The man decided to make the most of the time he had left. So he decided to get a tailored suit, something he had always wanted. The tailor was taking measurements and said as he wrote, “Neck, 18…” The man corrected him, “No, I’m 17 ½ , been for years.” The tailor shook his head, “No sir, if you wear a 17 ½ you will probably feel short of breath, have a tight neck and feel like your eyes will pop out.”
Sometimes we are the cause for our troubles, and sometimes they are just imagined.
The fact is there will be troubles enough to deal with without us wasting our lives over “worry mirages.”
Jesus said, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34 (NIV)
Wise advice from the Son of God. Let’s profit from it and quite wasting our time with placebo worries and trust God when the real thing comes our way.
Doug West, Pastor First Church of the Nazarene Dexter, MO
First Church of the Nazarene is located at 712 E. Stoddard St., Dexter, Missouri. Contact number is (573) 891-2006
Dexter, Missouri - The First Nazarene Church located at 714 E. Stoddard Street will have their annual Vacation Bible School on Saturday, June 3, 2017 from 930 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Children ages 3 - 12 are welcome to attend.
The theme this year is Camping Out!
For more information call (573) 891-2006.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield Ministerial Alliance will host a Baccalaureate Ceremony on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 for the Bloomfield Class of 2017.
The Baccalaureate will be held at the First General Baptist Church of Bloomfield at 7:00 p.m.
All seniors participating need to arrive at 6:40 p.m. with their cap and gown.
Music will be provided by the Bloomfield High School choir.
Family and friends are invited to attend and share in this special time.
The Church is located at 501 Christian Drive.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Trinity United Methodist Youth Group, Bloomfield Schools, and Modern Woodmen will sponsor a Flood Relief Drive with Hope International at the Bloomfield Town & Country on Friday, May 5, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The community is coming together to help our neighbors who have lost almost everything they own. Hope International is providing a truck and will deliver the much needed suppplies to the Van Buren and surrounding areas who have been devastated by flooding.
Items needed are bleach, wipes, and other cleaning supplies, rubber gloves, clothesline and clothespins, personal hygiene items, paper towels, scouring pads, rags, brooms, mops, scrub brushes, buckets, trash bags of all sizes, and individually wrapped snacks.
Please donate if you can between the hours of 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Friday!
Dexter, Missouri - Hard to believe that the Graduating Class of 2017 will soon leave the halls of Dexter High School. The Class of 2017 will have their Baccalaureate Service on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at the First Assembly of God Church.
It will be a worship in celebration of and thanksgiving of lives dedicated to learning and wisdom. Dexter's First Assembly of God Church on the corner of One Mile Road and Brown Pilot Lane will host Baccalaureate. Mike Williams, First Christian Disciples of Christ, will be the keynote speaker.
All graduating seniors are encouraged to attend as well as their family and friends. The public is also encouraged to attend this momentous occasion. Refreshments will be served following the service.
Seniors are asked to arrive early to line-up for their entrance with their cap and gown. Photos will be take prior to the start of the service.
