HAKUNA MATATA!

In the Disney Classic, "The Lion King," we find an odd but yet inseparably compatible pair of friends who teach one of life's most important lessons: "Hakuna Matata." Now i know it was made for the film and they use it as an escape to when things go wrong. But as i have lived and experienced set backs in my everyday struggles i find that this saying with that of a Swahili origin can become much deeper. Maybe Timon and Pumba were right. We shouldn't worry.

Literally translated: "there are no worries" this saying goes much deeper than its simple background. In fact, it is something I live by. When something goes wrong, there is a reason that it happens. If you believe so, it always happens to make you a stronger yet, wiser human. In James 1:2 Paul writes: "consider it an opportunity for great joy when troubles come your way, because you know that God is testing your faith." God puts these speed bumps in out lives to make us stronger in faith. Think about the outcome when you keep moving through the situation you are in and you persevere and triumph over them. You are now a better and much stronger person and are now well prepared for any similar situation that may arrive. God prepares you for what is up ahead in the present day with the trials that he sends your way. So "if God is for you, what can be against you?" Romans 8:31

There is virtually no need to worry about the task, situation, or trial at hand if you trust that God has you in this for a reason. HAKUNA MATATA! The bible also tells us in Matthew not to worry about tomorrow till tomorrow for today already has enough troubles. Take it a day at a time. You've already won with God at your side. Besides, worrying will literally take years off your life span. There should be no need to worry with anything you get yourself into either. You must always focus on the victory at hand and the glory that God will gain in you triumph. To worry is to waste precious time.

Life is too short to spend it in thought of a worry state. Live it, but don't be a fool with it. And make sure along the way you are able to learn from each mistake and not make it a second time. That is how we become wise. Wisdom is applied knowledge and is an application to our life that can derive from the Hakuna Matata state of mind. With wisdom come the power to deflect any bad trial that comes our way with ease.

Look: there are somethings in the moments of our lives that will inevitably happen. There is nothing we can do about them. So why worry? Just focus on how you will get through it, execute, and learn. This will prepare us either for the next similar instance or teach us not to go into that same situation again. So the message of the day is: Don't worry. God has your back. Learn from your experience. = HAKUNA MATATA.

Your friend with a problem free philosiphy,

Benny