GAD OR GOD

GAD or God

 

In a recent devotional from Our Daily Bread I saw this mentioned. GAD stands for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, found in people who are often referred to as "worry warts", or we might call them "fret machines", I'm sure you have met a few. It's certainly true that there are lots of situations we face in this wicked world we are called to live in, that could cause anxiety. But when we are tempted in this way, that is when we can look to God, and receive encouragement from His Word. Scriptures like (Ps 37:1-6) tell us "don't worry", "trust in the Lord", "commit everything to Him" etc. So we always have a choice to make whenever we face problems in our lives, we can either trust God, or go the way of GAD, the choice is ours!

 

Peter gives some good advice along these lines in his first letter, (see 1 Peter 5:6-9). The first thing to do is "humble ourselves", and then he encourages us to "give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares for you". Next he warns us about our "great enemy the devil", who is always looking for "someone to devour". But Peter goes on to say "Remember that your Christian brothers and sisters all over the world are going through the same kind of suffering you are." In other words, realize that you are not alone in your suffering, which is what Satan often tells us, to keep us from sharing with others. This is just one of his many lies he uses to keep us in bondage, and separated from other members of the Body of Christ.

 

Actually I'm starting to see that "spiritual warfare" is all about Satan trying to corrupt you as the carrier of the "incorruptible seed", (1 Peter 1:23) that was deposited in your heart the moment you repented of your sin, and received Jesus as your Savior. He can't get at this seed to try and corrupt it, but if he can tempt you with corruption to behave in some sinful way, it will prevent you from progressing in your spiritual journey toward maturity. We must realize that God's intention in redeeming us was to have a company of mature sons and daughters to represent His Kingdom here on earth. (see Matt 6:10), and (Rom 8:18-25). Here we see clearly God's intention expressed by Paul, that He wants to set the whole of creation free from bondage by His True Church, composed of mature "followers of Jesus"!!

Sincerely submitted.

Dave Jamer