Welcome: Pastor John F Stocker

MARCH 4, 2018

“FRET NOT”

Please turn in you Bibles to Psalm 37

WHEN IT COMES TO FRETTING, HERE ARE YOUR OPTIONS

A. FIND A LOOPHOLE

“FRET” (Hebrew) = to grow warm, to glow, to flare up or burst into flames

B. HOW TO STOP IT

V 3: “Trust in the Lord”

QUESTION: Why is this so hard to do?

C. GOD’S SOLUTION

V 4: “Delight thyself in the Lord and He shall give you the desires of your heart.”

V 5: “Commit your ways unto the Lord, trust also in Him, and HE SHALL BRING IT TO PASS.”

V 7: “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him.”

D. OUR OTHER OPTION

V 8: “Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any way to do evil.”

“Don’t become so angry and upset that you,

too, want to do evil.” Psalm 37:8 (ERV)

A BETTER WAY:

a. Trust (Be confident in God)

b. Delight (Be soft and pliable)

c. Commit (Roll it over)

d. Rest (Be dumb)

e. Wait patiently

(Live as carefree as a child)