(Parallel with WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY NOT?)

Just like some people have more good things in life, and can’t relate to those who have more bad things—so it seems that some people have more natural inclination to not worry, and can’t relate to those who naturally worry more.
When we hear, “Worry does no good because it never changes things, so I just don’t worry,” we may wonder why it seems easier for those people to not worry.
Sometimes even hearing Romans 8:28* makes us wonder why it’s harder for us to not worry, than for other people.

In life, we are simply not equal.
Comparing ourselves with others that seem to have it easier, only increases awareness of that inequality, and makes us wonder what’s wrong with us.
The search for answers and inspirational slogans may keep us going a little longer—and may keep us searching much longer—and still worrying.
We need reminders to not worry.
We need encouragement to not worry.
We need purpose, to not worry.
We need friends, real friends to tell us again that we are equal before God.

Jesus said, “Don’t worry.”
He told us to not compare ourselves with others, but to call on Him when we worry.
Jesus wants everything, even our worry-weakness, to draw us, to drive us closer to Him.
God has one requirement for our performance—faithful, not phenomenal.
Phenomenal, impressive, in-control—He reserves that for Himself.
You see, life with God is about Him getting glory, not us.

*”We know that all things work together for good to them that love God.”

Always plunge into the Bible, and dig deeply.
Beware anything that drifts toward more of man’s word than God’s Word.

When Jesus walked and talked and preached and taught and healed and rebuked, lots of people came to Him to get their lives right.
He responded many different ways, depending mostly on their degree of honesty and brokenness.

Picture yourself approaching Jesus, just like all those people did.
What exactly would you say?
What exactly would Jesus hear?
What might Jesus say, to you?

Perhaps, actually in Jesus presence, you would think of the song, “I Can Only Imagine.”
Would you stand, would you shout, would you kneel, would you bow, would you fall on your face?

Would you ask Him a puzzling theological question?
Would you ask Him to heal you, or someone?
Would you cry for mercy?
Would you take that rare, once-in-a-lifetime moment to just worship Him and say nothing, knowing that He knows your needs already, because He knows you completely?

Now, you can come to Jesus for real, just as real as face-to-face when He walked here.
But, as the stories show, come straight, real, honest, with nothing.

Are you ready for:
“What Would Jesus Say?”—to you?—to me?