I have found myself in two similar conversations this week with two different people about looking for the "next thing" in life. I am tempted to sit here and contemplate when and why I started this habit of thinking (wishing) there is something better that I am missing, but the why doesn't really matter. What matters is that now I realize by putting so much energy into what could be, I am missing out on what is happening HERE and NOW, which is as real as it gets.
So I have agreed to stop looking and waiting for something different. What I have on my plate is really plenty to manage as it is and if I can get good at that there honestly isn't a need for anything else.
I am present in each moment.
Matthew 6:25-26; "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?"
Showing posts with label Worry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Worry. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Do Not Worry
The consumption of worry can easily bring a day filled with excitement and anticipation down to a level of dread and anxiety. Whether it's getting ready for a party or our next big camping trip, worry will always cause a catastrophe of emotion between the members of my family and turn something fun into a fight. How can I prevent this from happening?
When in the midst of planning, or any daily activity, it is easy to get caught up in details. Here are a couple questions I can ask myself to help keep things in perspective:
"Will this matter in another year?"
"Why do I care what people think of me?"
Matthew 6:27 asks us, "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" vs. 34 continues, "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
My attention is present in this moment with God as my constant source of reassurance.
When in the midst of planning, or any daily activity, it is easy to get caught up in details. Here are a couple questions I can ask myself to help keep things in perspective:
"Will this matter in another year?"
"Why do I care what people think of me?"
Matthew 6:27 asks us, "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" vs. 34 continues, "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
My attention is present in this moment with God as my constant source of reassurance.
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