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Did you know that you can live a completely worry-free life? You don’t have to wait until Heaven, either. Right now, by God’s grace, you can learn to walk with Jesus and enjoy every day life with Him. You don’t have to spend another moment worrying about a thing.
It sounds irresponsible, doesn’t it? As if worry, rather than faith, is helpful. However, if we’ve been responsible, done our best, cast our cares on Jesus, and prayed, then, can’t we just leave the outcome with God? He’s the only omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent, sovereign One, not us. And Scripture proves that even though we worry He is sleeping, He still rises to handle the worst of storms.
Phil King states,
“My grandfather Charles Combs is my hero. One of the things he would always tell me when I was growing up and felt worried was, “Don’t look in. Look UP!”
This is such great advice from Phil’s grandfather. Rather than looking to ourselves for the answers when we are facing all kinds of trouble and worries, the best thing we can do is look to Jesus. Worry is such a normal thing for us frail humans and it is oftentimes we permit our frailty to lead. However, even though we are frail (weak), in Christ we are strong. The rock on which we stand, Jesus, is unbreakable. And He commands us not to worry about a thing.
“Worry never won no battle
Worry never stopped no pain
Worry never brought no mountain down
That was standing in my way”
As the lyric to “Worry” states, worry doesn’t ever win a battle. It doesn’t fix a thing! Rather, it keeps us stuck in yesterday’s inconsistencies and failings, and anxious about what tomorrow may hold. Worry keeps us from being fully present in the moment and prevents us from enjoying God’s gift of life in the here and now. Not a moment of it is worth it— ever. It’s a thief.
So, what is God’s alternative then? How do we combat worry when it whimpers at our gates? Here are just a few simple things, each of them strong enough to help you overcome:
Cast our cares on Jesus because He cares for us
(1 Peter 5:7)Think on the “whatsoever things.” What are the whatsoever things?
Seek God’s Kingdom first, knowing that He will provide for our every need (Matthew 6:33)
Remember that worrying doesn’t add a single hour to our lives
(Luke 12:25)
Phil King says,
“If I serve a God who is so kind and good to save us from death, hell, and destruction – why would I even think for a second that He is going to leave me hanging over anything else in my life?”
Phil is right. God’s has graciously handled the huge things. Why would we assume that He’s not big enough for the small things? He promises to never leave us or forsake us, no matter what we are facing or going through. Rather than expending ourselves worrying about all the things, the best thing (and the most responsible thing) to do is trust Jesus.
In the words of Phil,
“Praise Him and set your hope on what He is able to do. Stand on His Word. Because like Jesus and this song says, worry will never get us anywhere”
Worry lyrics
Chorus
Worry never won no battle
Worry never stopped no pain
Worry never brought no mountain down
That was standing in my way
Worry never gave no answer
Never lit my way back home
So I’mma lay it down and let You Jesus
‘Cause You are in control
Verse 1
I’ll never add
A day to my life
Wonderin’ what the future holds
All that I’ll gain
Is a blow to my pride
Tryin’ to know what I can’t know
The hope that I’ve found
Says I won’t be left out
But the heavy liftin’s up to you
So I’m backin’ down
Cuz I can’t hold my ground
Oh You just do the thing you do
Verse 2
The words that You’ve said
Get me out of my head
They’re like a lamp unto my feet
I’m finding my heart’s
Not afraid of dark
Even when when I cannot see
I don’t gotta stress ‘bout what ain’t happened yet
You've heard every prayer I’ve prayed
Not even once
Have you wavered or broke
A single promise you have made
Bridge
I will think on what is lovely
I will dwell on what is true
I will sing of what is praiseworthy
And set my mind on You
CREDITS:
Produced and Mixed by Seth Talley
Mastered by Bob Boyd at Ambient Digital
Executive Producer: Jennie Lee Riddle
Label: Euphonic City in cooperation with people & Songs
Drums: Fred Eltringham
Percussion: Tim Buell
Bass: Jacob Lowery
EL Guitars: SCOTTY MILLS,
ANDREW OSENGA, SETH TALLEY
Acoustic Guitars: SETH TALLEY
Keys: DAVID LEONARD, MATT ULRICH
B3: Lindell Cooley
Wurly: JASON WEBB
Additional Choir: ALEX FINCHER
BGV: RACHAEL LAMPA
writers: Andrew Bergthold, Benji Cowart,
Wesley Nilsen, Jennie Lee Riddle
COVER ART:
Photographer: William Read
Graphic Designer: William Read
Art Director: Jennie Lee Riddle
Phil King Bio
Phil King is fervent about leading and writing songs that bring many people to Jesus. Over the course of his life Phil has used his genre fluid sound, soulful voice, love for God, and heart for the Church to invite a diverse people to experience God.
King is the launch artist for newly formed label, Euphonic City, co-founded by two of his long-time mentors and friends, Paul Wright and Jennie Lee Riddle. He has been working on his fifth record which is a timely and rich gathering of songs for his Euphonic City debut. This release of Phil King will begin with 5 singles, culminating with a 14 track album featuring many of his family friends.
In his early 20’s he became the worship leader at Christ for the Nations in Dallas, TX before taking a position as a worship pastor at Gateway Church. Most recently, King moved he and his wife to Amarillo, Texas to join Trinity Fellowship Church where they have started their family and are now raising their young twins.
Phil has written multilingual anthems such as “So Worthy'' that have traveled far and wide. And notably, for the pro-life movement, “Not Forgotten” was performed by Phil and Francesca Battistelli at a Focus on the Family event, “Alive From New York” in Times Square attended by 20,000. King often leads at conferences and worship experiences. He has sung and played on records and live events for artists that include Michael W. Smith, Danny Gokey, Charity Gayle, Lauren Daigle, and others. His songwriting credits include Leeland, Matt Redman, Micah Tyler, Christine D’Clario, Rita Springer, and more. But most of all, Phil’s favorite thing is to be available to the men and women of God who carry the Gospel to the furthermost regions of the earth. In Phil’s own words, “I love the harvest field!”
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