Why should we worry?:"Covered by Shades of Gray."

"What Shades of Gray Cover.": Hakuna Matata"Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live. Don’t suppress the Spirit, and don’t stifle those who have a word from the Master. On the other hand, don’t be gullible. Check out everything, and keep only what’s good. Throw out anything tainted with evil." -1 Thessalonians 15:16-22- The song "In Color" by Jamey Johnson has an amazing story. It tells of an older man going through his black and white photos with his grandson. But he constantly points out the photos are missing something, color. He makes the statement of "..you should have seen it in color..". Now I know "but Pastor Dusty what does this have to do with 1 Thessalonians 15:16-22." Well I'm glad you asked.You see the above scripture is a message on how to live in color. We can let life just mess us up. We focus on so much else we forget to live in color and become depressed and covered in shades of gray. "Be cheerful no matter what, pray all the time" v. 16. We need to live in color and 1 Thessalonians tells us what colors to live in. The is Cheer, Prayer, Thanks, Freedom of the Holy Spirit, accepting wise counsel (being Humble), Being on Guard, and above all use them all to live for Christ Jesus. You see we must find what our capacities are and know our limits. Then do what we do best, the best we can. We need to focus on the good/color and LIVE. You be you that is who God made you to be. He gave you gifts for a reason, he wants those who have accepted Christ to live in Christ, and be who he made us to be.Confused yet??? Let be sum this up. The negative junk in our lives is the Gray. Giving it to God and letting him transmit a new picture is how we get the Color. Meditate on 1 Thessalonians and learn to not only see your life in Color, but live it that way as well.Remember Hakuna Matata: Christ died for our sins and takes care of our worries, to be a Christian means we can have "No Worries." I pray God has touched your heart with this message and given you wisdom as to what to do with your shades of gray. May our Lord and savior bless you all abundantly. In Christ's name Amen