Worry is SIN! Why don't I get that?!

The subject of worry has been one that has come up over and over again in my life so i would like to consider it a theme in my life recently. A theme and a rebuke or conviction. I have heard two pastors tell me that it is a sin. Worrying about people, circumstances and situations is a sin. Yet for some strange reason I still do it. So i did some research on it and these guys ain't lieing. There are SEVERAL passages that talk about worrying being a sin. So lets check it out!

There are 2 main reasons that the bible gives us that I have discovered in my small amount of digging.

Matthew 6:25-34 is a very large passage about worrying but lets focus in on vs. 25

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

When we are worrying our focus is no longer on Christ but on the thing that we are worrying about. We have no longer made Christ our center but instead are focusing on our selves and start to rely on our own strength to make sure that our worry does not come true. Our focus becomes lost when we let worry take control. I have seen and know personally how worry can consume our thoughts and lives and this is because we have lost sight of our first love, Christ the one who knows all, protects all and guides all things.

now look at vs. 30
If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?

YOU OF LITTLE FAITH? Do you want your love, Christ, almighty God to say to you "you of little faith?" Every time you worry this is what you are causing him to do. Every time you worry you are saying that you do not trust that God has control. You are telling him that you want control and are NOT giving it to him. You are saying that your plans are better then his. Now does this sound like sin? To me it does. To me it sounds like I am bringing shame to my God, to Christ my saviour who gave EVERYTHING for me. He deserves much better then this!

So this is what I am challenging myself and anyone else who struggles with this!
Worry is Sin. Worry is an attitude thus we need an attitude ADJUSTMENT! (it seems that i need a lot of these)
So here is how I am going to tackle it.
When I start to worry I am going to catch my self and rather then continue to worry ask my God to instead help me to increase my trust in him knowing that he has this under control. Consciously making the decision to trust in Him and not worry. Simple... I think

Here is some scripture that can encourage you to know that he indeed has in under control
Colossians 1:15-18 Christ is supreme in ALL things
Philippians 4:6-7 Christ will guard your heart against worry if you ask
Matthew 11:28-30 Christ will give you rest from you worries and give you comfort
Proverbs 3:5-6 If you trust Christ then he will direct in you where he wants and it will be right and glorifying!

Worry is a Sin. It is something that is not glorifying to God. But overcoming this gives much glory to God who deserves all that we are. Soli Deo Gloria!