Stress

I am a stressball.
I worry about what I can control.
I worry about what I can't control.
I worry about other people.
I worry about my pets.
I worry about the fact that I worry too much.

And I'm a Christian, I believe in God, in His promises and in His love for me. I believe He is in control of everything, and yet I worry.

I've realized lately that I worry most when I concentrate on the worrysome things around me. If I look to God and His goodness, those things seem to fade away. It's all about talking myself out of these thoughts and replacing them with the TRUTH. God IS in control, and He knows best. His ways are not my ways, because they are better!!

A friend sent me a passage which has really spoken to my heart on this subject. I've been reading it almost daily, reminding myself that God is listening and that I need to give Him my worries.

Lamentations 3:25-33a (The message)

God proves to be good to the man who passionately waits,

to the woman who diligently seeks.

It's a good thing to quietly hope,

quietly hope for help from God.

It's a good thing when you're young

to stick it out through the hard times.

When life is heavy and hard to take,

go off by yourself. Enter the silence.

Bow in prayer. Don't ask questions:

Wait for hope to appear.

Don't run from trouble. Take it full-face.

The "worst" is never the worst.

Why? Because the Master won't ever walk out

and fail to return.

If He works severely, He also works tenderly.